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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillpondbrickvine (b) lamp#pond#ship#26
- 2.🔐 Is “River_25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 “Meera!Wheel!86” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatchaibell51 (b) KiteLotusNeem45
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell.Hill.2008 (b) SandMangoDrum49
- 6.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 7.🔐 “sandhillcorn10” 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
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome77 (b) nest#moon#shell#48
- 9.🔐 “bellchaicloudkite” 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
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan.Vine.37 (b) NestShellKite87
- 13.🔐 “Iloveyou!Seed29” 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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tentbellbrick17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Is “brickshellpondkite” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine@Wolf@Wheel88 (b) Iloveyou-Sand64
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon.Boat.2008 (b) Tent#Fern#Mango52
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya@Corn@53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Is “Tara@Lotus@40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudPlumShell46 (b) Wheel-Seed-2010
- 22.🔐 Is “lamp#cloud#lotus#33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatLotusPearl78 (b) Admin#Nest78
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell-Ship-Kite85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “corn!leaf!dust!74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “shellpondcloudmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2012 (b) drum#kite#plum#85
- 29.🔐 Is “TentBellRiver80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frognestshipfern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfRiverCorn65 (b) Qwerty#Gold71
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus#wolf#gold#44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell@Nest@Lotus10 (b) Arjun_Ship_53
- 35.🔐 “Nisha#Wheel#88” 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
- 36.🔐 “Tiger#80” 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
- 37.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
- 38.🔐 “goldpearlbell32” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “Sand!Hill!Gold81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 “Welcome.Nest67” 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
Answer key
- lamp#pond#ship#26
- weak
- has a name or year
- KiteLotusNeem45
- SandMangoDrum49
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- nest#moon#shell#48
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 3
- NestShellKite87
- has a common word
- 2
- weak
- Vine@Wolf@Wheel88
- Tent#Fern#Mango52
- 12
- weak
- 3
- CloudPlumShell46
- strong
- BoatLotusPearl78
- 3
- 16
- strong
- weak
- drum#kite#plum#85
- strong
- 1
- 12
- WolfRiverCorn65
- 18
- Bell@Nest@Lotus10
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- has a common word
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