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 “plumchaishell38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “Saanvi_Moon_52” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite-Ship-Wheel12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Is “seed-corn-plum-84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 Is “leafrivernestseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔐 Is “DustNestTent35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 “Shell!Frog!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
- 8.🔐 “neemlotusmooncloud” 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
- 9.🔐 “Tent@37” 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
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem-mango-shell-81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “password27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan@Corn@33 (b) NeemChaiTent66
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frogneemtoast44 (b) BoatTentLeaf23
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya-Wheel-56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
- 16.🔐 Is “Lotus-Nest-2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango_Neem_Moon10 (b) Ananya2012
- 18.🔐 Is “Password@Plum69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 “Frog-49” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 20.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 21.🔐 Is “Chai-Rain-Cloud33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 “Vine!25” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome@Dust20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “Plum.River.Brick11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Is “iloveyou23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “gold-toast-pearl-35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 “Letmein.Sand43” 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
- 29.🔐 Is “dust.bell.seed.81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent@42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Toast#58” 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
- 32.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 33.🔐 “Drum.85” 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
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 35.🔐 Is “ShipMangoDrum52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatDustChai33 (b) Password#Tent87
- 37.🔐 Is “shipmoondrumrain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “Admin#Toast48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick#Corn#Pond42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “dustmangolamprain” 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
Answer key
- 2
- has a name or year
- 17
- strong
- weak
- strong
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 10
- NeemChaiTent66
- BoatTentLeaf23
- 15
- others can guess it
- weak
- Mango_Neem_Moon10
- weak
- shorter than 12
- in your head
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 4
- strong
- weak
- 10
- strong
- has a common word
- strong
- 7
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- shorter than 12
- risky
- strong
- BoatDustChai33
- weak
- has a common word
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
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