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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinenestbell54 (b) Sand_Bell_Drum26
- 2.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent.Frog.Tiger72 (b) rivernestmango80
- 4.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudWolfMango45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 “Tiger-Lake-2010” 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
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold.Frog.Bell80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger@88 (b) Rain-Mango-Toast63
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha-Rain-24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl@Tent@Cloud88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Is “hillleafcloudlotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “SeedSandMoon59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein!Pond70 (b) dust!pond!drum!30
- 14.🔐 Is “qwerty28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toastshellrain88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “goldpondbrick19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 18.🔐 Is “pearl!drum!wolf!41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell#65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Nisha#Wheel#78” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “corntentchai24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “Ishaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Is “Toast.Pearl.Corn11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 “Iloveyou!River63” 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
- 26.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillsandlotus53 (b) WolfVineWheel89
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusbellfrogsand”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Wolf#55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond-Vine-2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “pondseedkiteleaf” 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite.brick.lamp.52 (b) Admin-Toast80
- 33.🔐 Is “river-tent-vine-50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 “Cloud@40” 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
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold@Toast@2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 “Ishaan-Corn-12” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “BrickHillFrog37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent_Lamp_Seed26 (b) Qwerty-Lamp68
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast#52 (b) corn#tiger#gold#10
Answer key
- Sand_Bell_Drum26
- in your head
- Tent.Frog.Tiger72
- others can guess it
- 16
- has a name or year
- 4
- Rain-Mango-Toast63
- 4
- 18
- weak
- 14
- dust!pond!drum!30
- weak
- 2
- 15
- risky
- strong
- 4
- has a name or year
- 9
- 14
- weak
- strong
- has a common word
- 3
- WolfVineWheel89
- 17
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- kite.brick.lamp.52
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 4
- 3
- has a name or year
- strong
- Tent_Lamp_Seed26
- corn#tiger#gold#10
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