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.🔐 “rainfrogtoast13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “Diya!Seed!83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “MoonRiverChai15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 “Boat.Dust.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
- 6.🔐 “Bell!30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2011 (b) pearl-pond-nest-33
- 8.🔐 Is “Toast.Wolf.2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 “Admin#Toast86” 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
- 10.🔐 Is “seedsandbellshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🗝️ 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
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf.67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Ship-Toast13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill-Wheel-River33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Rain_69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2009 (b) boat-brick-mango-47
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl@46 (b) leaf_tent_tiger_47
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Is “Kite#Plum#Ship75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “admin53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp@neem@drum@16 (b) nestlotusmoonleaf
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum!Dust!River31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “bellshellnestlake” 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
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2010 (b) ChaiTigerNest81
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Toast#Boat24 (b) nestdustwolf65
- 28.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “pondwolfseed53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 31.🔐 Is “CloudDrumChai40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 “nestwheelboatseed” 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.🔢 How many characters are in “frogbrickmoon64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “toastshipcloud82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “password57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan.Lamp.18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipTigerLeaf74 (b) frograinboatvine
- 38.🔐 Is “wheel@corn@vine@37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 “Ship!Seed!2014” 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
- 40.🔐 Is “Hill@Tiger@2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- weak
- 15
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- pearl-pond-nest-33
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- in your head
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 4
- 14
- others can guess it
- boat-brick-mango-47
- leaf_tent_tiger_47
- 2
- strong
- weak
- lamp@neem@drum@16
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ChaiTigerNest81
- Pearl#Toast#Boat24
- risky
- 14
- 3
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- 16
- 10
- 4
- ShipTigerLeaf74
- strong
- has a name or year
- weak
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