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.
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- 1.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in a class chat (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Moon!32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 5.🔐 “Qwerty#Lake26” 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
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “corn!chai!tiger!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Is “lake_seed_gold_18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Seed_72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Rain!Frog!2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Frog_19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Mango51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 “kitenestneembrick” 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
- 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Tent36 (b) Drum_Dust_Chai20
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger_54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 “toastchaiseedrain” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty-Neem27 (b) Tiger-Mango-Lotus42
- 19.🔐 “Saanvi!Wolf!25” 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
- 20.🔐 Is “Password_Neem42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemdrumrain11 (b) PondCloudSeed77
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Nest63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “fernlakelotus32” 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
- 24.🔐 “Lamp-48” 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.🔐 Is “Plum_Lotus_Seed76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango#Lotus#Kite59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “cornchaivine85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 “seedtoastleaf86” 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
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog@Plum@2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumsandleafkite (b) Pearl!Hill!Moon69
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonLotusPearl39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Wheel#Pearl#Bell72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite_corn_lake_36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.Moon.2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum#Kite#2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 “Frog.Chai.2010” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel!ship!hill!59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “seednestwheel24” 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
- 40.🔐 “Tiger!42” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
Answer key
- risky
- in your head
- 4
- others can guess it
- has a common word
- 18
- strong
- 12
- weak
- 12
- 14
- 13
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- Drum_Dust_Chai20
- 8
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Tiger-Mango-Lotus42
- has a name or year
- weak
- PondCloudSeed77
- 13
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 18
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- Pearl!Hill!Moon69
- 3
- strong
- 3
- 4
- 10
- 4
- has a name or year
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
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