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 password is stronger by our rule? (a) password37 (b) CornDrumSand42
- 2.🔐 “Ishaan#Bell#62” 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
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf!66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf@Cloud@Rain84 (b) password42
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein#Kite34 (b) tiger!moon!toast!11
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast.Wheel.Neem37 (b) Seed!Gold!2015
- 7.🔐 Is “tigerneemtentpearl” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger.cloud.pond.64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent.25 (b) PearlToastNeem55
- 10.🔐 “rivertigership80” 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
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “rivermoonbellhill”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast_Corn_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick@Tiger@2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “plum@tiger@ship@46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan!Sand!85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonneemdrum57 (b) Drum.Cloud.Plum64
- 19.🔐 “Kabir-Mango-30” 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pondmoonfernleaf (b) wheel.rain.cloud.13
- 21.🔐 Is “Qwerty.Lamp76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “Bell#River#Gold27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya#Dust#64 (b) Sand#Wheel#River21
- 24.🔐 Is “Pearl!Frog!Bell42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “bellplumlampboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.13 (b) Lotus-Wolf-Vine55
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir#Lotus#10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 29.🔐 Is “dust.gold.shell.16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 Is “Ishaan2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🎂 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
- 33.🔐 Is “Gold-28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum@Gold@2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumneemchai11 (b) TigerRiverKite74
- 36.🔐 Is “Gold-36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust_Wheel_Seed32 (b) qwerty88
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon_Sand_2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango.Drum.Seed86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- CornDrumSand42
- has a name or year
- 7
- Wolf@Cloud@Rain84
- tiger!moon!toast!11
- Toast.Wheel.Neem37
- weak
- 3
- PearlToastNeem55
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 17
- 3
- 4
- 16
- strong
- 2
- 4
- Drum.Cloud.Plum64
- has a name or year
- wheel.rain.cloud.13
- weak
- strong
- Sand#Wheel#River21
- strong
- weak
- Lotus-Wolf-Vine55
- 4
- in your head
- strong
- weak
- 2
- others can guess it
- weak
- 4
- TigerRiverKite74
- weak
- Dust_Wheel_Seed32
- 4
- emojis
- 17
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