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.🔐 Is “ShipLeafNest85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “hillwheelboat78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🗝️ 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
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum#Sand#Pearl54 (b) Leaf.Pearl.2017
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine#Corn#2011 (b) RiverHillBrick26
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.Hill.Mango65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum.Corn.Hill51 (b) Saanvi!Moon!67
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “neem!leaf!lotus!59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2008 (b) Ship@River@Toast81
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hillriverfern15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitedustshiphill” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 15.🔐 Is “Rohan!Vine!74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest_Lamp_2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “Boat@Moon@2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Is “Gold.Brick.Lamp84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Lotus#Drum#2012” 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
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus!River!2017 (b) frog_seed_shell_77
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog!Wheel!2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiToastPond48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineCloudLotus59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Qwerty_Pearl26” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Neem!85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillMangoShell45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel@tent@chai@24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “Drum!26” 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
- 30.🔐 “Vihaan@Mango@32” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Hill!32 (b) Corn#Vine#Lake71
- 32.🔐 Is “Meera2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “VineWheelChai87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou_Bell45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “Kite-Wheel-2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kiteseedmangofern (b) Toast-Ship-Rain79
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan@Boat@27 (b) SeedLeafDust65
- 39.🔐 “belllaketoastsand” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 40.🔐 “kitedrumtentdust” 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
Answer key
- strong
- 15
- in your head
- Plum#Sand#Pearl54
- 3
- RiverHillBrick26
- 4
- Plum.Corn.Hill51
- 18
- Ship@River@Toast81
- emojis
- 2
- 1
- risky
- weak
- 14
- weak
- strong
- 3
- has a name or year
- frog_seed_shell_77
- 4
- 15
- 3
- has a common word
- weak
- 3
- 18
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- Corn#Vine#Lake71
- weak
- 10
- strong
- 4
- weak
- Toast-Ship-Rain79
- SeedLeafDust65
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
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