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 kinds of characters does “MangoTentFern43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “neem#lamp#frog#40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus.21 (b) Plum@Wolf@Mango23
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn.Nest.2015 (b) kite@cloud@chai@26
- 6.🔐 Is “kite.shell.pond.17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum@Frog@2010 (b) Chai_Boat_Cloud32
- 8.🔐 “Hill_Shell_2014” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 9.🔐 Is “Letmein.Lake50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Is “tentlamplotuslake” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai#74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Is “Letmein_Rain56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 “Ishaan#River#35” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat-Shell-Toast42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “riverleafpondmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 Is “Seed@River@Shell66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake-Leaf-Chai53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “TentToastBell32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Is “Tiger!11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 “Lotus-Tent-2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 21.🔐 “Vine_Lake_2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 22.🔐 “drumlampmango22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 23.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 24.🔐 “hillwheelwolf76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara@Pearl@27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud@Vine@Toast41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bell#river#toast#67 (b) dusttenttoastleaf
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud_Moon_Corn85 (b) Lamp!55
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeTigerNest13 (b) Admin#Seed47
- 30.🔐 “Admin!Tiger27” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn.River.Lotus22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara_Moon_26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Rohan-Neem-15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumBrickLeaf51 (b) Kabir2011
- 35.🔐 Is “Vihaan@Wolf@39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Is “Gold.Cloud.Lake69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 “toastsandmangogold” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “Hill-Rain-2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 “Nest.53” 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
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “HillBrickSeed61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 3
- strong
- emojis
- Plum@Wolf@Mango23
- kite@cloud@chai@26
- strong
- Chai_Boat_Cloud32
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- 4
- weak
- has a name or year
- 18
- weak
- strong
- 4
- 15
- weak
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 4
- bell#river#toast#67
- Cloud_Moon_Corn85
- LakeTigerNest13
- has a common word
- 4
- 12
- weak
- PlumBrickLeaf51
- weak
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- shorter than 12
- 15
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