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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastRiverChai32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumwolfsandlamp” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “drumfernhilllotus” 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
- 4.🔐 “Gold!12” 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
- 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “fern-drum-mango-86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#Moon#2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed-Neem-Toast58 (b) vinelamphill80
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus.moon.river.34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “goldbrickchai24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell-36 (b) Boat.Brick.Chai53
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2008 (b) RainLeafTiger69
- 13.🔐 “Fern-33” 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.🔐 “Letmein_Pearl19” 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
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara_Lamp_17 (b) frog#brick#rain#33
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog-Leaf-Ship10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite@lotus@tiger@83 (b) password69
- 19.🔐 Is “LampLotusNeem61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “admin12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “lotuslampbell67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlCloudToast35 (b) Frog#Wheel#2016
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 25.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond.73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp#Gold#2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum-Tent-Boat78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#Rain#2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Neem53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “rainshellwheelchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 “shipriverlampnest” 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
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteWheelDrum26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “chai_drum_frog_13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “wolf@frog@wheel@81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent.45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “dustchaifernwheel” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent!60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- others can guess it
- 18
- 4
- Seed-Neem-Toast58
- 19
- weak
- Boat.Brick.Chai53
- RainLeafTiger69
- shorter than 12
- has a common word
- emojis
- frog#brick#rain#33
- 4
- kite@lotus@tiger@83
- strong
- risky
- 7
- 15
- PearlCloudToast35
- 12
- in your head
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 12
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 17
- strong
- 3
- 7
- 3
- weak
- 7
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