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 “Letmein@Corn84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “Boat@Rain@2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔐 Is “pearl_nest_cloud_23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf_Toast_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cornwolfneem34 (b) Drum!Tiger!Rain67
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillMangoWheel70 (b) Saanvi.Wolf.37
- 7.🔐 Is “pearl.lotus.wolf.19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou.Hill71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “SeedDrumChai49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemFernToast49 (b) Ananya.Rain.48
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WolfDustBoat35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 “rainseedfrog27” 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
- 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) digits (d) symbols
- 17.🔐 Is “seed.cloud.wolf.63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “River_Nest_2013” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 19.🔐 “bricklampriverpearl” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty_Toast29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Is “Ship@72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 “Tent.37” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite-19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “tigergoldkite13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 26.🔐 Is “moon-frog-leaf-73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 Is “pond#wheel#nest#24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 29.🔐 Is “Saanvi@Brick@15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 “Tara.Brick.41” 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
- 31.🔐 “Nisha@Vine@16” 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
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome.Seed11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Wolf.Lotus.Ship78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 35.🔐 Is “Tent!Pearl!Lamp55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteRainPlum35 (b) rivercloudleaf23
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “MangoSandLake47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite@Shell@Hill68 (b) Ship.Tent.2008
- 39.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Cloud33 (b) Brick.Mango.Kite76
Answer key
- 4
- weak
- strong
- 4
- Drum!Tiger!Rain67
- HillMangoWheel70
- strong
- 4
- strong
- NeemFernToast49
- 3
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 3
- emojis
- strong
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 10
- weak
- shorter than 12
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- strong
- 12
- weak
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 14
- strong
- in your head
- strong
- KiteRainPlum35
- 15
- Kite@Shell@Hill68
- risky
- Brick.Mango.Kite76
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