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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigershipcornlotus (b) fern.pond.kite.65
- 3.🔐 Is “lamp#frog#chai#89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond!Shell!Ship49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Is “Seed.Plum.2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 “Iloveyou_Frog68” 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
- 8.🔐 Is “admin87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger-Shell-2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SandWheelRiver12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 “Seed.69” 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
- 15.🔐 “Admin_Shell24” 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
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara@Mango@82 (b) Tiger-Drum-Chai33
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand@23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) safe (c) required (d) smart
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem#chai#dust#42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Bell!30” 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
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Tent#30” 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Is “nest!lamp!lotus!75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitevinenestlamp (b) LeafMangoTiger84
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Is “Chai!77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan@Lamp@69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “LampCloudRain67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 “Letmein.Fern38” 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
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “vinekitedustneem”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2009 (b) lake_lotus_rain_11
- 35.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 36.🔐 Is “WolfPearlLamp22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipSeedWolf26 (b) Kite@42
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger#frog#brick#29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand.73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
Answer key
- others can guess it
- fern.pond.kite.65
- strong
- 3
- 4
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- 12
- 4
- 2
- emojis
- 3
- shorter than 12
- has a common word
- Tiger-Drum-Chai33
- 4
- risky
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 9
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 3
- strong
- LeafMangoTiger84
- 2
- weak
- 4
- strong
- has a common word
- 16
- lake_lotus_rain_11
- in your head
- strong
- ShipSeedWolf26
- 3
- 7
- 3
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