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) Vine!10 (b) wolf@nest@shell@83
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogSeedGold72 (b) bellrivertoast12
- 3.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 4.🔐 “Tent_Pearl_2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus.neem.dust.35 (b) letmein73
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Mango78 (b) Lamp#Lake#Moon49
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinefrogsand28 (b) pearl-gold-seed-31
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “hill.lotus.cloud.89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Password@Toast57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “Brick.Leaf.Drum11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp!33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav#Ship#22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty47 (b) SeedFrogMoon11
- 15.🔐 Is “FernWheelTiger28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “vinemangobell32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Is “LeafDrumBell11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf!Dust!2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “Lotus-Pond-Wheel41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastNeemLeaf76 (b) Pearl-48
- 21.🔐 Is “LotusLampNeem76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “ShellLeafNeem73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password-Seed84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 “sandseedlotustiger” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “mangoseedtiger19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “iloveyou15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinehillrain31 (b) tent#drum#corn#48
- 29.🔐 Is “kiterainnest66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “FernVineRiver16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav!Drum!29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat-Sand-Brick79 (b) Bell_Dust_2009
- 33.🔐 Is “Admin-Tiger65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha.Toast.42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest#Wheel#Bell20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “ponddustlotusbell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 38.🔐 Is “lotus.river.rain.60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillboatdrum85 (b) Lamp#Ship#Dust32
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “FernLeafDrum84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- wolf@nest@shell@83
- FrogSeedGold72
- 12
- has a name or year
- lotus.neem.dust.35
- Lamp#Lake#Moon49
- pearl-gold-seed-31
- 19
- 16
- strong
- emojis
- 4
- 13
- SeedFrogMoon11
- strong
- weak
- strong
- 4
- strong
- ToastNeemLeaf76
- strong
- 15
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- weak
- risky
- tent#drum#corn#48
- weak
- 15
- 13
- Boat-Sand-Brick79
- weak
- 4
- 4
- 17
- in your head
- strong
- Lamp#Ship#Dust32
- 14
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