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.🔐 “Toast-29” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-55 (b) SeedSandShip39
- 3.🔐 “pondseedplumlamp” 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
- 4.🔐 “Leaf.Dust.2018” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickRainHill72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “neem#lake#dust#19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya-Dust-59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel!leaf!neem!71 (b) Meera2017
- 11.🔐 “mangotigerleafmoon” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 12.🔐 “pearllakehill65” 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
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand-Tiger-Bell76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “letmein14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “brick.tent.pond.18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 18.🔐 Is “Diya-Plum-34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 “Leaf.Tiger.2011” 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
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “CornPearlTiger57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine_79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 23.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 8
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Nest-2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan_Nest_29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “Diya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “iloveyou87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust_52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed.Lamp.2009 (b) Shell#Nest#Lotus58
- 31.🔐 “Diya-Mango-78” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome.Neem84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “Meera#Lamp#81” 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 “Pond!Leaf!Toast21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “gold_lamp_corn_23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustcornmangoseed” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “tentdustmoon25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 “Password.Mango80” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 40.🔐 “River.Toast.2009” 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
Answer key
- shorter than 12
- SeedSandShip39
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 15
- 17
- risky
- 2
- 14
- wheel!leaf!neem!71
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- others can guess it
- 17
- weak
- 18
- in your head
- weak
- has a name or year
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 4
- 14
- weak
- weak
- 9
- 7
- Shell#Nest#Lotus58
- has a name or year
- 4
- 9
- has a name or year
- strong
- strong
- 1
- weak
- has a common word
- has a name or year
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