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 is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “Iloveyou@Moon12” 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toastmoonneem35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “seed-leaf-tiger-51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog_nest_pearl_12 (b) Saanvi2009
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaileafmangorain (b) vine#nest#rain#53
- 9.🔐 Is “tigerrainnestplum” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 “Leaf!River!2011” 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
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum.31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🗝️ 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
- 13.🔐 “Drum-Lotus-2010” 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
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite-Lake-Frog63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondMoonRiver11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “Wolf@Lamp@2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River.Lamp.2011 (b) corn.chai.pearl.16
- 18.🔐 “Chai.72” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 19.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolf-vine-toast-66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelhilltigerpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “boatnestpondpearl” 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
- 23.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 24.🔐 “brickseedchaifern” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “tigerleaflake45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “seed-hill-rain-86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “PlumDrumRain13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornPondShip83 (b) Admin@Mango15
- 29.🔐 “tentriverwheelrain” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “tenttigerwolf46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein-Plum37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) VineSandDust33 (b) Frog_River_2008
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloud-plum-mango-16 (b) bricklotusboat43
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “goldmangoshell10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Meera!Wheel!17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 37.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust#Neem#Mango66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerTentShell20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Hill#Tiger#2011” 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
Answer key
- emojis
- 2
- has a common word
- 10
- 2
- 18
- frog_nest_pearl_12
- vine#nest#rain#53
- weak
- has a name or year
- 4
- in your head
- has a name or year
- 16
- 3
- weak
- corn.chai.pearl.16
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 3
- 19
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- strong
- strong
- CornPondShip83
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- 3
- 14
- VineSandDust33
- cloud-plum-mango-16
- 2
- has a name or year
- risky
- 4
- 16
- has a name or year
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