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 “Wolf#Lotus#2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem@Pearl@Dust40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent-Boat-Toast71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NestKiteLotus36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp.Plum.River77 (b) goldwolfseedship
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickLotusKite16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel#60 (b) vine_wolf_dust_54
- 9.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 10.🔐 Is “boatlamprainhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Is “seed-lake-wolf-70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome34 (b) ship-vine-corn-75
- 13.🔐 “Frog-58” 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
- 14.🔐 Is “Mango_Kite_Dust70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fernfroglakeship (b) FrogNestDrum45
- 16.🔐 Is “TigerPondDrum53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav@Pearl@17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “DustNestShell76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog_Pearl_2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “Qwerty@Tent23” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem-Tent-Kite43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest-Vine-Sand61 (b) Admin-Neem52
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “WheelPlumFern51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan.Tiger.88 (b) BrickMoonKite37
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainSandPlum88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerSandDrum81 (b) Admin!Ship19
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2010 (b) NestFernBrick84
- 31.🔐 Is “Saanvi.Drum.43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 33.🔐 “vinegoldhill39” 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
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat_Lotus_2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Seed-Gold-Hill58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog_Tent_Wheel86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty53 (b) Moon#Wheel#Neem75
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi#Lake#54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Frog#24” 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
Answer key
- 15
- 4
- 3
- 17
- 3
- Lamp.Plum.River77
- 16
- vine_wolf_dust_54
- others can guess it
- weak
- strong
- ship-vine-corn-75
- shorter than 12
- strong
- FrogNestDrum45
- strong
- risky
- 4
- 12
- 15
- 15
- has a common word
- 16
- 3
- Nest-Vine-Sand61
- 15
- BrickMoonKite37
- 3
- TigerSandDrum81
- NestFernBrick84
- weak
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- 15
- strong
- 4
- Moon#Wheel#Neem75
- 4
- shorter than 12
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