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.
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- 1.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest@Moon@Chai65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Neem@Gold@Fern87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 “Tara@Tent@48” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango@Chai@Bell57 (b) Rohan_River_21
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudLampMoon17 (b) raindusttoastseed
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelFrogBoat12 (b) Kabir2013
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerBellPearl69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemLotusRiver89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “Neem.37” 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
- 12.🔐 “leafwheelvinelotus” 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
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitecloudbrickriver (b) ChaiLeafRain16
- 15.🔐 Is “Hill@Lake@2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “NestHillLamp27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Is “Hill#Chai#Lake20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp-tent-neem-74 (b) Neem-Boat-2009
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan@Drum@18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond@Brick@Nest68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Is “vinelamprainfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel_tiger_nest_31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 25.🔐 Is “BoatHillLeaf60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BrickShellWheel80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill.Toast.2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Is “lampraincloud78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “neem@lake@moon@81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold_Lotus_Nest44 (b) Welcome!Bell12
- 32.🔐 “Aarav-Dust-15” 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
- 33.🔐 Is “Tiger-13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 “Rohan@Vine@28” 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
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest!Dust!2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampseeddust14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai@Corn@2009 (b) corn_kite_nest_85
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudlotusfrog55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain-Pearl-River51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 12
- 16
- strong
- has a name or year
- Mango@Chai@Bell57
- CloudLampMoon17
- WheelFrogBoat12
- 3
- 3
- 3
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- ChaiLeafRain16
- weak
- strong
- strong
- risky
- lamp-tent-neem-74
- 14
- 4
- weak
- 19
- others can guess it
- strong
- 3
- emojis
- 4
- weak
- 17
- Gold_Lotus_Nest44
- has a name or year
- weak
- has a name or year
- 4
- 2
- corn_kite_nest_85
- 2
- in your head
- 18
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