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 “DrumNestFrog55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Is “LeafMangoRain67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Is “PlumNestMoon86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell-River-Vine77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “Brick_10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 “Leaf.16” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShellWheelFrog56 (b) qwerty32
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum_32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 “Ishaan.Nest.26” 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
- 10.🔐 “Vihaan-Lotus-59” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “rainfernbellsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp.82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum.Tent.Wolf13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandtigerseed25 (b) ShipRiverKite39
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainCornDrum45 (b) admin30
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold#mango#nest#60 (b) neemshellwheel57
- 17.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) digits
- 18.🔐 “sandcornwheeltoast” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “neem-tiger-wheel-80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell#68 (b) Drum-Tent-Fern60
- 21.🔐 Is “WheelSeedRiver66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine_37 (b) Corn-Wheel-Gold37
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2013 (b) RainGoldToast86
- 24.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum!rain!corn!26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampKiteWheel33 (b) Tara@Vine@50
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password-Cloud25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Is “neemleaftent86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold#69 (b) River_Lake_Tent85
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverMangoWolf11 (b) Diya2011
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “seedneemshellgold”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan_Sand_34 (b) Shell.Lamp.Wheel81
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “ShellToastLake57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “Cloud_77” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp!leaf!wheel!32 (b) Nisha#Brick#21
- 37.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “DustFernPearl32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “password35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 14
- strong
- strong
- 4
- weak
- shorter than 12
- ShellWheelFrog56
- 4
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- weak
- 7
- 16
- ShipRiverKite39
- RainCornDrum45
- gold#mango#nest#60
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- Drum-Tent-Fern60
- strong
- Corn-Wheel-Gold37
- RainGoldToast86
- risky
- 3
- LampKiteWheel33
- 4
- weak
- in your head
- River_Lake_Tent85
- RiverMangoWolf11
- 17
- Shell.Lamp.Wheel81
- 16
- shorter than 12
- lamp!leaf!wheel!32
- 12
- 9
- 15
- 10
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