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.🔐 Is “iloveyou12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2017 (b) WolfPearlLotus33
- 3.🔐 Is “sand@dust@ship@72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 5.🔐 “chaicloudwheelboat” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “Moon#Dust#Wolf17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “shell.vine.moon.37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine#75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) GoldNestPlum61 (b) password55
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai!76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite.Leaf.2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FernBrickDrum32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 16.🔐 “Nest.Mango.2009” 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
- 17.🔐 “Bell@33” 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
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “WolfVineKite65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 “Ananya_Drum_50” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “leafdrumbricksand” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 23.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinewolfriver18 (b) Chai.Cloud.Mango48
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog-Sand-Hill73 (b) Neem_55
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seeddrummangowheel” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Is “cloudsandshellhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum-Fern-2017 (b) Pond#Dust#Wheel30
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty_Tent10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya!Cloud!40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “Nest@Tiger@Tent41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 “hilllampmoon86” 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
- 33.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentKiteBrick87 (b) Welcome!Moon54
- 35.🔐 Is “Brick_Lamp_Pearl60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 “wolfneemlotuskite” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “Qwerty_Fern15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine@Lotus@Cloud18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “Ananya@Cloud@52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “river.tiger.plum.81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- weak
- WolfPearlLotus33
- strong
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- strong
- 2
- 7
- GoldNestPlum61
- 4
- 14
- 3
- 3
- emojis
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- 2
- 14
- has a name or year
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- Chai.Cloud.Mango48
- Frog-Sand-Hill73
- 1
- weak
- Pond#Dust#Wheel30
- 4
- 13
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- TentKiteBrick87
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 18
- weak
- strong
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