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.🔐 Is “tiger@toast@wheel@13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Is “vinemangolamp71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 4.🔐 “mangohillnest61” 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
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty_Wheel30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitecloudplumriver” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 “Arjun.Vine.63” 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
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastmangobrick79 (b) Hill-Rain-Toast23
- 11.🔐 “pondshellcloudfrog” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 12.🔐 “Lotus.65” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 13.🔐 “Pond.56” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 14.🔐 Is “Meera2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 16.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SandToastTent54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai-48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_Cloud_2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “river#dust#wheel#28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Mango_10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “pearlleafnestdrum” 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
- 24.🔐 “brickcornfernseed” 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
- 25.🔐 “fernlakedust43” 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
- 26.🔐 “lampbelllotuslake” 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
- 27.🔐 “Lake#21” 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
- 28.🔐 Is “Hill#Fern#2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔐 “toastbelltentlotus” 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
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin67 (b) kite#shell#fern#21
- 31.🔐 “Lotus_Leaf_2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan#Lamp#49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “pearlmangoleaftent”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav-Lake-77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “lakelotusrain83” 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
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai.Seed.Dust62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “wolfleafvine43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “pondneemmango10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Is “Rain!Hill!Vine44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Is “ChaiLotusBell24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- strong
- weak
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 14
- in your head
- 1
- has a name or year
- Hill-Rain-Toast23
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- weak
- others can guess it
- risky
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 19
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- kite#shell#fern#21
- has a name or year
- 4
- 18
- 13
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- weak
- weak
- strong
- strong
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