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 “welcome80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “MoonDustRiver53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PearlMangoBrick72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 “Tent@54” 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
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell!29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoSandChai12 (b) Diya2018
- 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 8.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_River26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast.hill.pond.72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonpondchaiship (b) Corn@Moon@Boat27
- 13.🔐 Is “nestleafkitetent” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2013 (b) ShipBellCorn66
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf.Lamp.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha!Brick!15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Is “LampWolfTent47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedwheellamp80 (b) Pearl-River-Cloud76
- 19.🔐 Is “dust#pond#kite#18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 21.🔐 Is “drum_boat_fern_81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Ship!10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineLeafToast10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 “Sand_58” 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
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MoonSeedDust78 (b) Password.Toast55
- 27.🔐 Is “Rain@19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand#72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Is “seed@leaf@neem@63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera#Moon#41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “fernkitecloudseed” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 32.🔐 Is “qwerty42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 34.🔐 Is “river#tent#gold#48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “seed-fern-lamp-25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 “froglakebrickplum” 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
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent@Bell@Shell46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain-mango-tiger-31 (b) Diya-Toast-35
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick.42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shellbricktoast74 (b) BrickRainPlum13
Answer key
- 2
- strong
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 8
- MangoSandChai12
- risky
- others can guess it
- 4
- 3
- 3
- Corn@Moon@Boat27
- weak
- ShipBellCorn66
- 14
- 4
- strong
- Pearl-River-Cloud76
- strong
- emojis
- strong
- 7
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 2
- MoonSeedDust78
- weak
- 4
- strong
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- in your head
- strong
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- rain-mango-tiger-31
- 8
- BrickRainPlum13
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