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 characters are in “moondustlotus78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 “vinedustshipnest” 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
- 3.🔐 Is “password57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boat!fern!mango!37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DustRiverWolf56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “shiptoastpearlhill”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “tentshiplamp26” 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
- 8.🔐 “Chai@Seed@2010” 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
- 9.🔐 “Meera#Corn#71” 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
- 10.🔐 “sandtoastpearlmoon” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “Aarav@Cloud@22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) required (d) safe
- 13.🔐 Is “Sand.64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus-12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell!66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “plumcornkitetoast”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Boat#Frog#2017” 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
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Fern-Pond-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust!Lamp!Hill34 (b) Saanvi#Vine#64
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakeplumsand80 (b) LakeFernSeed43
- 22.🔐 Is “Ananya_Shell_87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemwolfplumpond” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cornwolfwheelneem (b) Brick#Moon#Sand18
- 27.🔐 Is “Vine#Gold#2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Hill59 (b) Mango#Fern#Bell14
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Letmein#Chai59” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell#Leaf#2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ChaiSeedFern56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem!Vine!2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🗝️ 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
- 37.🔐 “Password_Wolf61” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “laketoastfrog49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat@Dust@Cloud43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Drum!25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
Answer key
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 3
- 3
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- risky
- weak
- 4
- 7
- 17
- 2
- has a name or year
- 14
- Dust!Lamp!Hill34
- LakeFernSeed43
- weak
- 12
- 1
- 3
- Brick#Moon#Sand18
- weak
- Mango#Fern#Bell14
- 4
- has a common word
- 15
- 3
- 14
- 3
- 2
- in your head
- has a common word
- 2
- 17
- shorter than 12
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