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.🔢 How many characters are in “kitesandfernship”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem#Fern#2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill!Lamp!Pearl13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Cloud-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password73 (b) Shell#Fern#Dust21
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite-wolf-nest-12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun#Seed#20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudshipwolfbrick”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “dust@boat@lamp@21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “Pond-Moon-2015” 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
- 11.🔐 “vineriverkite67” 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
- 12.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango.80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MoonLampTent12 (b) riverkitecorn52
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) emojis
- 16.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein@Tent37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “sand.shell.lake.17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin#Tiger58 (b) CornRiverToast36
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem_nest_cloud_66 (b) Arjun-Lotus-78
- 21.🔐 “rainchairiver73” 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
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “kite!seed!neem!52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein17 (b) shell-dust-frog-46
- 24.🔐 Is “Seed_Boat_River22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “Welcome.Dust20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River!Drum!Moon29 (b) Pond#Sand#2015
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite.river.mango.30 (b) Fern-Lotus-2008
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud_Shell_2012 (b) wolf!seed!bell!81
- 29.🔐 Is “WheelBrickLamp72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 “Kabir#Kite#47” 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
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “chai.ship.nest.58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 “Lake_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
- 33.🔐 “Fern.39” 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
- 34.🔐 Is “Letmein_Sand31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemKitePlum75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusrivermoon89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou#Brick16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “Dust!Pearl!2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 16
- 14
- 4
- 4
- Shell#Fern#Dust21
- 3
- 4
- 18
- 17
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- 8
- MoonLampTent12
- emojis
- 3
- 4
- strong
- CornRiverToast36
- neem_nest_cloud_66
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 17
- shell-dust-frog-46
- strong
- weak
- River!Drum!Moon29
- kite.river.mango.30
- wolf!seed!bell!81
- strong
- has a name or year
- 17
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 3
- 14
- 12
- 16
- 4
- weak
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