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.🔐 “mangosandtentleaf” 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
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfboatlotusplum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “Vine-19” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan#Neem#67 (b) KiteShellHill82
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine_toast_leaf_83 (b) Meera2009
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel#dust#ship#11 (b) Tiger-17
- 7.🔐 “Fern_Kite_2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 8.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 9.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon_25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@Lake@Tent64 (b) lampboatwolftoast
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun_Plum_21 (b) Lotus!Dust!Neem81
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemtoastcloudlotus (b) Corn.Wheel.Drum24
- 14.🔐 “Letmein!Sand38” 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
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password32 (b) cloud!drum!kite!20
- 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “Kite_Tent_Leaf64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 “leafchaigold24” 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelShellShip12 (b) Qwerty#Chai71
- 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipLakeBell33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf-Lotus-2018 (b) Lamp@Lotus@Ship33
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandbelllake28 (b) Shell.Sand.Drum15
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin!Ship10 (b) mango#dust#chai#10
- 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chaishipcloudbell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedgoldlamp20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Ishaan@Mango@41” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔐 “Welcome!Frog82” 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
- 32.🔐 “frogboatpearl16” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn#Hill#Mango74 (b) letmein88
- 34.🔐 Is “Qwerty.Rain64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cornnestpearlkite” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust!Frog!2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 “shellpearlneemkite” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 38.🔐 “cornriverchaikite” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan.Cloud.86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “LotusShellMoon41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
- shorter than 12
- KiteShellHill82
- vine_toast_leaf_83
- wheel#dust#ship#11
- has a name or year
- risky
- others can guess it
- 7
- Dust@Lake@Tent64
- Lotus!Dust!Neem81
- Corn.Wheel.Drum24
- has a common word
- cloud!drum!kite!20
- in your head
- 9
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- WheelShellShip12
- 12
- 3
- Lamp@Lotus@Ship33
- Shell.Sand.Drum15
- mango#dust#chai#10
- emojis
- 1
- 9
- 2
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Corn#Hill#Mango74
- weak
- 1
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- strong
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