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.
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- 1.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) required (d) safe
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “sand-drum-boat-86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Is “Lake-Sand-Gold21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou.Chai13 (b) Ship!Seed!Tiger44
- 6.🔐 Is “RiverFernDrum45” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “chailampwheel37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 Is “Frog-Seed-Nest89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 “Chai@River@2016” 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
- 10.🔐 Is “Diya!Ship!63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 “Nisha.Tiger.17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Shell66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 “Cloud_Rain_2014” 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
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedsandtoastlotus (b) LampDrumMoon65
- 15.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya-Hill-59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick#Lotus#2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 “moonleafbell87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 19.🗝️ 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite!River!2016 (b) Mango#Nest#Seed82
- 21.🔐 Is “Neem!Toast!River37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 “Nisha!Kite!34” 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
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat!13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 “Leaf_Bell_2015” 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
- 25.🔐 “drumrivertigertoast” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2018 (b) sand#fern#toast#37
- 27.🔐 Is “Dust.Bell.2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2009 (b) RiverTentBoat19
- 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 30.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 31.🔐 Is “BellPondFrog70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou#Hill10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin-Brick74 (b) Seed!Rain!Pond75
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “plum_frog_kite_75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Is “dust-corn-drum-69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudFernKite47 (b) admin26
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “dust!leaf!vine!57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumlamptoast62 (b) kite!river!lake!15
- 40.🔐 “brickneempond77” 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
Answer key
- 12
- risky
- 17
- strong
- Ship!Seed!Tiger44
- strong
- weak
- strong
- has a name or year
- weak
- has a name or year
- 14
- has a name or year
- LampDrumMoon65
- 3
- 4
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- Mango#Nest#Seed82
- strong
- has a name or year
- 7
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- sand#fern#toast#37
- weak
- RiverTentBoat19
- others can guess it
- emojis
- strong
- 4
- Seed!Rain!Pond75
- 3
- strong
- strong
- CloudFernKite47
- 17
- kite!river!lake!15
- fewer than 3 kinds
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