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) Admin@Dust16 (b) KiteDustBell76
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemNestRiver28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigersandrain18 (b) BrickSeedSand35
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Kite63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 “rainsandchaiplum” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “lotuscornbrickshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiLotusMoon35 (b) Iloveyou_Sand37
- 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Lake39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp#pearl#fern#65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastSandLotus42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 14.🔐 “chaipearlkite81” 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
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampLotusBoat80 (b) Wheel-Pond-2011
- 16.🔐 Is “Toast_Sand_2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Is “neem#river#lake#49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “cloudplumdrum62” 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
- 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 20.🔐 Is “Rohan2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “dust#wheel#mango#84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafmangofrogdust” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Ship!26” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandbellshell53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Mango.Wolf.2009” 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
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineToastRiver80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornPondPearl70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “Nisha.Brick.37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Is “corn-hill-lake-57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
- 33.🔐 Is “qwerty72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat-Cloud-Toast61 (b) Fern.38
- 35.🔐 Is “KiteCloudWheel43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed.River.Toast80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “Mango_Lamp_Sand12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “Kite-Bell-2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “wolfshipcloudgold” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick-40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- KiteDustBell76
- 3
- BrickSeedSand35
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- ChaiLotusMoon35
- 3
- 14
- 3
- 16
- 4
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- LampLotusBoat80
- weak
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- weak
- 19
- 1
- shorter than 12
- 2
- has a name or year
- 10
- 3
- others can guess it
- 3
- weak
- strong
- emojis
- weak
- Boat-Cloud-Toast61
- strong
- 4
- strong
- weak
- weak
- 4
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