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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumwolfdrumdust” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “leaf_mango_corn_22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “kiteseedlamp46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudRiverCorn20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password_Brick66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “WolfMangoLotus60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 11.🔐 Is “Kabir2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem@pond@lake@78 (b) Rohan2018
- 13.🔐 Is “bell#seed#chai#81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔐 “lampchaiboat25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 15.🔐 Is “Aarav.Pond.15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “lamp@hill@tiger@24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 18.🔐 “Gold!Nest!2018” 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
- 19.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat!Rain!Fern52 (b) Ananya2018
- 21.🔐 Is “Leaf-Rain-Cloud16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Leaf!Lotus!Tent30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password@Ship76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 “lampvineshellmoon” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “shell.dust.gold.65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverhillgoldmoon” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “WolfSandPond26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 “frogplumraintent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 29.🔐 Is “Qwerty_Wheel53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Password_Dust53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi!Rain!55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangopearlchaiwolf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “Drum!Brick!Toast79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “password39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “sandmangocloud23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel.neem.tiger.71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 “Letmein_Lamp79” 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
- 38.🔐 “neemwheeltoastfrog” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 39.🔐 Is “Boat#41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- emojis
- 1
- strong
- 2
- in your head
- 14
- 16
- 4
- strong
- risky
- weak
- neem@pond@lake@78
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 18
- 12
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- Boat!Rain!Fern52
- strong
- 4
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 18
- 1
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 15
- 14
- 1
- strong
- 10
- 16
- 19
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 2
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