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 is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 2.🔐 “Ananya@Fern@22” 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
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi_Fern_39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “plumtigerkite10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedhillwolfdrum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Ship#2018 (b) FernGoldTiger51
- 9.🔐 “wheellotusnest53” 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
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 11.🔐 Is “pondplumchai20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 “Dust.10” 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
- 13.🔐 Is “FernPearlNest23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Is “BellDrumCloud31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumnestwheel53 (b) Chai.Wheel.Pearl24
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverhillwheelsand (b) CornPlumShip87
- 17.🔐 Is “Kite.Rain.Corn76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Fern-17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon-Tent-Pond11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rivercloudvineplum (b) drum-boat-neem-32
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan!Mango!28 (b) Shell-River-Lotus41
- 23.🔐 Is “qwerty20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumclouddrum27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Is “Bell_17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 “shiprivermoonfern” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumhillpearl19 (b) River_Plum_Cloud83
- 29.🔐 Is “Pond.Lotus.Toast59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 “Letmein#Neem57” 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
- 31.🔐 “Saanvi-Tiger-45” 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
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 “raincloudvine32” 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
- 35.🔐 Is “Aarav2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum-hill-lake-41 (b) Pearl!64
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Sand10 (b) wolf.boat.hill.65
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “VineWolfPearl58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “BellDrumLeaf29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “leaflotusfrog30” 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
Answer key
- others can guess it
- has a name or year
- 4
- 2
- 15
- 1
- 2
- FernGoldTiger51
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- weak
- shorter than 12
- strong
- strong
- Chai.Wheel.Pearl24
- CornPlumShip87
- strong
- 2
- 4
- 16
- drum-boat-neem-32
- Shell-River-Lotus41
- weak
- 12
- 2
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- River_Plum_Cloud83
- strong
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- in your head
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- plum-hill-lake-41
- wolf.boat.hill.65
- 3
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
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