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 “shell-chai-boat-82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumPlumLamp26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 4.🔐 “Diya-Vine-12” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “Sand!41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust_57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) digits (d) symbols
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumwolftigerdrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moon-vine-boat-80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat!Moon!Wolf62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill!Pearl!2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverlampseed51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Sand24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel.Rain.Plum70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaffrogsand36 (b) Lamp.Ship.Rain81
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonboatbrickfern (b) LotusMangoKite29
- 20.🔐 Is “Dust@Gold@Leaf59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan.Gold.35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “dust!fern!brick!64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond.40 (b) PearlChaiVine59
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “neempondsandgold”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 “Password!Brick64” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 29.🔐 Is “Ship!27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 Is “KiteNestMoon50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Is “River-Wheel-Drum65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillShellTiger44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 34.🔐 “Kabir.Toast.72” 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
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill@37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sand#brick#moon#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “Rohan-Vine-15” 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
- 39.🔐 “Drum.River.2013” 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
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotusleafhill10 (b) Plum#Mango#Tent41
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- 12
- has a name or year
- weak
- risky
- 4
- emojis
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 16
- 4
- 2
- 13
- 4
- Lamp.Ship.Rain81
- LotusMangoKite29
- strong
- 13
- 9
- strong
- in your head
- 8
- PearlChaiVine59
- 16
- has a common word
- weak
- strong
- strong
- 3
- 3
- has a name or year
- 7
- 3
- 3
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- Plum#Mango#Tent41
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