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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 2.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 3.🔐 Is “ToastBrickRiver85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “moonpearlkitelamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Is “tigershipwheelboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya@Dust@44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “Wolf-Rain-Frog89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun-Frog-52 (b) lake@tent@hill@45
- 10.🔐 Is “qwerty37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Is “Lamp.Kite.Corn28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou#Toast43 (b) Pond_Shell_Ship86
- 13.🔐 “Arjun@Chai@47” 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
- 14.🔐 “Frog-30” 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
- 15.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 16.🔐 Is “ToastLotusTiger21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell#Drum#Mango72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-Nest-2018 (b) Pond.Wolf.Tent75
- 19.🔐 “lotusnestbelllake” 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
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelbellwolf35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-Toast-2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipSandNeem78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “Qwerty!Dust34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 “Arjun-Fern-15” 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
- 25.🔐 “lamphilllotusship” 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.🔐 Is “Meera2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “Chai-Pond-Mango21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp_Nest_2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud-Leaf-Seed85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Gold!River!Wheel86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand@Nest@Hill73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome-Hill41 (b) Leaf!Cloud!Gold13
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerboatbrick67 (b) LotusHillWolf88
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir_Nest_44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 “Plum.85” 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
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemshipcloudseed (b) Neem!Nest!River61
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nest.lamp.vine.53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustshelltoast39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BellToastChai86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 3
- others can guess it
- strong
- 17
- weak
- 8
- 4
- strong
- lake@tent@hill@45
- weak
- strong
- Pond_Shell_Ship86
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- in your head
- strong
- 18
- Pond.Wolf.Tent75
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- 15
- 14
- weak
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- 4
- 17
- strong
- 4
- Leaf!Cloud!Gold13
- 3
- LotusHillWolf88
- 13
- shorter than 12
- Neem!Nest!River61
- 3
- 2
- 3
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