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 “CornChaiNest38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampmangodrum88 (b) tiger_rain_moon_65
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou@Ship26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 7.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “neemwheelriverkite”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangokitedustbrick” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav@Cloud@23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 13.🔐 “Lotus.Nest.2013” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein22 (b) gold!hill!lake!31
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera!Sand!58 (b) corn_cloud_leaf_70
- 17.🔐 “Welcome@Nest60” 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
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_Moon_2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “sand.neem.boat.34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemfrogdrum18 (b) Drum!Cloud!Pond12
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel@Ship@Cloud74 (b) neemtoastfrognest
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem.73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Plum_Brick_2012” 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
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@39 (b) LotusHillLake14
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat.69 (b) LampGoldLake12
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick-pond-toast-30 (b) Tent-Chai-2009
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome@Drum41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “Sand.24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp.Moon.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “chai_fern_pond_68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “lakedustlotus28” 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
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “golddrumneem17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 “fernboatcloudkite” 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
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai_Drum_Lamp77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan_Vine_82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frogdustkite14 (b) WolfGoldSand78
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “raindrumfern76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “lampmangonestsand”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Qwerty-Rain53” 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
Answer key
- 3
- 10
- tiger_rain_moon_65
- 4
- 10
- in your head
- others can guess it
- 18
- 12
- 1
- 14
- 3
- has a name or year
- gold!hill!lake!31
- 8
- corn_cloud_leaf_70
- has a common word
- 4
- strong
- Drum!Cloud!Pond12
- Wheel@Ship@Cloud74
- 4
- has a name or year
- LotusHillLake14
- LampGoldLake12
- brick-pond-toast-30
- 14
- weak
- 14
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- risky
- 4
- WolfGoldSand78
- 2
- 17
- has a common word
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