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, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum-leaf-pond-88 (b) Brick#Wolf#2015
- 3.🔐 “Leaf#Nest#2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai@lamp@tent@16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “Iloveyou@Boat77” 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
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frogvinetiger10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “lotus_rain_river_31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast_Kite_Boat65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
- 12.🎂 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
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “plum#tiger#bell#19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Is “Welcome_Lake54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome.Plum85 (b) ship_lake_drum_60
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai_57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “TigerBoatPearl48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud.Nest.2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “seed_rain_tiger_67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “Mango_27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shell-brick-drum-45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “dustcornlotus27” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast!26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River#31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frog_tent_sand_12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Vine@79” 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
- 27.🔐 “wolfrainmangofern” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2013 (b) Wolf-Hill-Sand45
- 29.🔐 Is “Wheel.Leaf.2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “cloudgoldrainmoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango_Hill_Lotus55 (b) Password_Wolf10
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustseedfern20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 “Admin#Lotus84” 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
- 35.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus!Nest!Pond21 (b) cornmoonvinedrum
- 37.🔐 Is “TentBellCloud26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “frograingoldseed”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “welcome36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “Vine@Wheel@River43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 12
- drum-leaf-pond-88
- has a name or year
- 9
- 3
- 3
- has a common word
- 2
- strong
- 17
- emojis
- others can guess it
- 18
- weak
- ship_lake_drum_60
- 7
- strong
- 4
- strong
- weak
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 4
- 3
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Wolf-Hill-Sand45
- weak
- 2
- weak
- Mango_Hill_Lotus55
- 2
- has a common word
- in your head
- Lotus!Nest!Pond21
- strong
- 16
- weak
- strong
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