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 “Letmein!Tiger35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Is “Nest!Vine!Wheel77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔐 “Saanvi_Tiger_44” 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
- 4.🔐 “Tiger-Mango-2018” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaifroglotuswolf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#67 (b) Seed#Tent#Vine84
- 7.🗝️ 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
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frograinneemfern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty62 (b) GoldRainLeaf88
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 “Letmein!Pond34” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Pearl.2011 (b) DrumCloudShell35
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick_86 (b) BellFrogFern17
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainHillCorn85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “neemfrogsandtiger”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “BrickCloudTent46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 “raincornplumnest” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 20.🔐 Is “CornTentRiver47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 “Letmein.Kite23” 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
- 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 23.🔐 Is “Dust_54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestPearlDust88 (b) Shell-75
- 25.🔐 “Qwerty@Dust19” 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
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonplumpondseed (b) Tent!Frog!Brick17
- 27.🔐 Is “Tiger.Corn.Dust21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “lake_seed_boat_47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell@Kite@Pearl58 (b) Qwerty_Pond63
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai.Moon.2011 (b) CornRainMango50
- 31.🔐 Is “NestGoldRiver63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum.Brick.Frog38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastsandwolf65 (b) VineBoatLeaf45
- 34.🔐 “Rohan.Lotus.33” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou24 (b) Corn_Vine_Brick61
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum.lotus.kite.29 (b) mangopondsandcloud
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite#Wheel#Corn27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “ShellGoldPlum29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest@pearl@frog@85 (b) Chai@74
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldlotussand46 (b) DustRiverWolf15
Answer key
- 15
- strong
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 1
- Seed#Tent#Vine84
- in your head
- 1
- emojis
- GoldRainLeaf88
- 7
- has a common word
- DrumCloudShell35
- BellFrogFern17
- 3
- 17
- strong
- 9
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- has a common word
- 3
- weak
- NestPearlDust88
- has a common word
- Tent!Frog!Brick17
- strong
- 17
- Shell@Kite@Pearl58
- CornRainMango50
- strong
- 4
- VineBoatLeaf45
- has a name or year
- Corn_Vine_Brick61
- drum.lotus.kite.29
- 4
- strong
- nest@pearl@frog@85
- DustRiverWolf15
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