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 kinds of characters does “Nisha2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara_Frog_12 (b) River@Rain@Pond24
- 3.🎂 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
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RiverCloudSand63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir_Chai_69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “iloveyou33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolflakebellsand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 “lotusbrickship62” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitetentcorn82 (b) Tiger!Boat!Kite76
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pond_Seed_Dust87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan#Wolf#84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “Ananya_Pond_59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemGoldHill13 (b) toasttentleaf10
- 18.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 19.🔐 Is “FernFrogBoat27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “qwerty47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 “Meera@Corn@16” 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
- 22.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillKiteSand50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kiteshelldustcloud” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “wolfmangoferncloud” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 “Qwerty@Tent41” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “password59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “wolf@gold@lotus@17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Plum79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Fern@Drum@2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome-River18 (b) Vine.Leaf.Sand21
- 33.🔐 Is “seed.lamp.pond.18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Is “corntentdustdrum” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfcornkite78 (b) SeedFrogWolf76
- 36.🔐 Is “Password@Plum11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Wheel!77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “River.41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 “vinemangoplum67” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “VineKiteBell51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 3
- River@Rain@Pond24
- others can guess it
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- weak
- 1
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Tiger!Boat!Kite76
- 3
- 4
- risky
- 4
- weak
- NeemGoldHill13
- 12
- strong
- weak
- has a name or year
- in your head
- 3
- 1
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- 18
- 2
- 14
- has a name or year
- Vine.Leaf.Sand21
- strong
- weak
- SeedFrogWolf76
- weak
- weak
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
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