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 kinds of characters does “Admin-Wolf16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “drum.wheel.lamp.20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Is “toastdustrain51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Seed28 (b) Dust#Tent#Drum67
- 5.🔐 Is “bellplummoon53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 “lotuswheelcorn29” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 7.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine@Ship@2017 (b) KiteDrumLake75
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell_Frog_Neem16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 Is “plum@frog@sand@10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ferndrummango26 (b) ShipMangoWolf37
- 13.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick.46 (b) Mango@Frog@Drum87
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.70 (b) dust#shell#neem#37
- 16.🔐 Is “LampBoatVine18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera@Rain@45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “Pearl_Drum_Bell72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “MoonDustPearl58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2018 (b) river_mango_plum_88
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir@Tent@50 (b) ship_river_boat_74
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seed-lotus-fern-86 (b) Ananya2009
- 24.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 25.🔐 “Leaf-56” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 26.🔐 “Boat!23” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Kite.Mango.Neem37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir!Cloud!34 (b) GoldSandDust59
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-Fern-Wolf67 (b) Kabir2010
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “riverdustpondmoon”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem-Tent-Pond65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “Neem#Ship#2016” 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
- 35.🔐 “Iloveyou!Toast61” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2010 (b) LotusTentLake14
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password@Frog84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “password10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Boat-Neem-2018” 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
Answer key
- 4
- strong
- weak
- Dust#Tent#Drum67
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- others can guess it
- 12
- KiteDrumLake75
- 4
- strong
- ShipMangoWolf37
- 3
- Mango@Frog@Drum87
- dust#shell#neem#37
- strong
- 4
- strong
- in your head
- 15
- river_mango_plum_88
- ship_river_boat_74
- seed-lotus-fern-86
- risky
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- strong
- emojis
- 10
- GoldSandDust59
- Moon-Fern-Wolf67
- 17
- 16
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- LotusTentLake14
- 8
- 4
- 10
- has a name or year
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