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 “Moon@Frog@Boat82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumsandlotus53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan#Drum#30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “iloveyou71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 6.🔐 “Wolf_46” 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
- 7.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Sand45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Kite!31” 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
- 10.🔐 “Pond@30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum!wolf!hill!23 (b) River#23
- 12.🔐 “Diya-Nest-61” 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
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan-Leaf-66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumchailakerain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “shippearlnestleaf”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel#Seed#Nest73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-61 (b) Lake-Fern-Cloud83
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf#Nest#2008 (b) Nest#Pearl#Boat70
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverMangoBrick43 (b) Meera2010
- 21.🔐 Is “Welcome.Pond67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.Leaf.Bell55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampCloudHill19 (b) Saanvi2011
- 24.🔐 “moonwheelsandpond” 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
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShellFernKite31 (b) Diya2018
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudPlumBrick62 (b) Welcome-Gold86
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust_boat_gold_80 (b) Iloveyou-Cloud60
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya@Plum@36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “Nisha#Lamp#28” 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.🔐 “Kite_Tiger_2010” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty50 (b) RainSandWheel36
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 33.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipSandNeem78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “Aarav!Wolf!39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein@Frog36 (b) nest@river@shell@88
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelToastLamp48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “sandpearlvineriver”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “tigertoastsandbell” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera-Lamp-19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 4
- 2
- 4
- weak
- risky
- shorter than 12
- 12
- 15
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- drum!wolf!hill!23
- has a name or year
- 4
- 1
- 17
- 4
- 9
- Lake-Fern-Cloud83
- Nest#Pearl#Boat70
- RiverMangoBrick43
- weak
- 16
- LampCloudHill19
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ShellFernKite31
- CloudPlumBrick62
- dust_boat_gold_80
- 14
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- RainSandWheel36
- in your head
- emojis
- 14
- weak
- nest@river@shell@88
- 3
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
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