Cyber Safety Worksheet: Strong and Weak Passwords
Stay safe (Long, mixed, not guessable): Length: at least 12 characters (letters, digits and symbols all count). Mix: at least 3 kinds — small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols. Not guessable: no name, no year or birthday, no common word like password, qwerty or welcome. Break any one rule and the password is weak.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou#Pond40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou27 (b) wheel@neem@wolf@29
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya_Wolf_33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “Pearl#Ship#Lake73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha!Moon!13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl.Tiger.Dust59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango-Corn-Lotus14 (b) Kabir!Frog!36
- 9.🔐 “cornpondboat44” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 10.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
- 12.🔐 “rainleafmooncorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 13.🔐 Is “moon_chai_shell_63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “cloud_nest_pond_68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem#Frog#Wolf12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 “laketoastmango76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 17.🔐 Is “Meera2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Is “Lake@Sand@Leaf59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Tiger!18 (b) TigerKiteToast64
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “shipcloudrainpond”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “password67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “Vine!21” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 23.🔐 Is “Kite.Brick.2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiTentDust63 (b) Tara2013
- 25.🔐 “plumcloudship41” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 26.🔐 “pearlfernfrogdrum” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelwolffrog64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Is “bellwheelseedfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2009 (b) WheelLampMoon37
- 31.🔐 “neemlakevinerain” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 32.🔐 Is “NestLampRiver43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “KiteHillGold31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand.Pearl.2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “frog_moon_cloud_35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Tara2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Kabir2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine@Hill@Lotus22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “Boat#Dust#Moon29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “lakesandhilltent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
Answer key
- 15
- in your head
- wheel@neem@wolf@29
- 4
- strong
- 4
- 18
- Mango-Corn-Lotus14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 18
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- TigerKiteToast64
- 17
- 10
- shorter than 12
- weak
- ChaiTentDust63
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- weak
- others can guess it
- WheelLampMoon37
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 18
- weak
- weak
- 17
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
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