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 “Qwerty_Toast51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell_River_2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “Ananya#Kite#84” 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudlotusmoontoast”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Is “kitebellneem84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “bellrivertoast34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lake#lamp#vine#85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 “wheelleafriver31” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “SandWheelMango62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus-Bell-Seed84 (b) qwerty71
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonlampneem87 (b) Neem#Moon#Nest76
- 15.🔐 “Tiger-Dust-2009” 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
- 16.🔐 “vinemangowolfchai” 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
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite@Lamp@Tent52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 “Qwerty@Lake41” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest-Lamp-2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) FernLampLake55
- 21.🔐 Is “Drum@Boat@Hill38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 “bellneemfroglake” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedDustKite14 (b) Moon_Lake_2010
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BoatCloudVine39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf-Moon-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond!Lotus!Seed29 (b) Kabir_River_81
- 27.🔐 “Ship-39” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon#chai#pearl#36 (b) Ananya@Vine@84
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem-corn-chai-58 (b) Chai!Brick!2013
- 30.🔐 Is “LampLotusCorn56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudPondHill62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 33.🔐 Is “Password#Lotus11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein69 (b) RainTentBrick25
- 36.🔐 “fernchaishellship” 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
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine!wolf!sand!53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp_68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “bell#ship#frog#25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “chaicloudbrick55” 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
Answer key
- 4
- 4
- has a name or year
- 19
- weak
- 16
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- 9
- 16
- others can guess it
- Lotus-Bell-Seed84
- Neem#Moon#Nest76
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- has a common word
- 4
- FernLampLake55
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- SeedDustKite14
- 3
- 4
- Pond!Lotus!Seed29
- shorter than 12
- moon#chai#pearl#36
- neem-corn-chai-58
- strong
- 15
- 12
- weak
- in your head
- RainTentBrick25
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 4
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
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