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 characters are in “Qwerty#Fern19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Is “wolfwheelpond69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearllakeneem58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelshellbricklamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent-rain-drum-70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 “sandshellcornboat” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond.Sand.Mango67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Pond#2011 (b) Tent_Leaf_Kite57
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumLeafPearl22 (b) password71
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein-Chai33 (b) Mango_Hill_Wolf26
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “ship!frog!lotus!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 “Iloveyou.Bell66” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 13.🔐 “Pond#Moon#2010” 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
- 14.🔐 “drumlotusleafnest” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav_Fern_17 (b) Rain@Pearl@Gold18
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake.76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “kite_vine_cloud_22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 19.🔐 “Neem.Sand.2018” 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
- 20.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “HillRainKite45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “plumlaketigerlotus”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2015 (b) frog.cloud.lake.23
- 24.🔐 “Ishaan.Rain.87” 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
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Boat!Pearl!2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Frog.Chai.2012” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Nest.Drum18 (b) pearlwheelkite42
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemSandChai45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LeafLakeTent17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 31.🔐 Is “Toast@Chai@Vine84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera_Neem_57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “VineNeemFern87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold@24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem!Lotus!Pond48 (b) Wolf.24
- 36.🔐 Is “LotusDrumFern20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastSandFrog50 (b) Password#Vine72
- 38.🔐 “Plum.72” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “riversandcorn18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “Iloveyou.Frog65” 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
Answer key
- 13
- weak
- 2
- 19
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- Tent_Leaf_Kite57
- PlumLeafPearl22
- Mango_Hill_Wolf26
- 18
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Rain@Pearl@Gold18
- 7
- strong
- in your head
- has a name or year
- 12
- 14
- 18
- frog.cloud.lake.23
- has a name or year
- 4
- has a name or year
- Leaf.Nest.Drum18
- 14
- 3
- others can guess it
- strong
- 13
- strong
- 7
- Neem!Lotus!Pond48
- strong
- ToastSandFrog50
- shorter than 12
- weak
- has a common word
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