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 “PlumDustMoon78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “CloudShipRiver76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “Seed#82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “laketoastvine51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusDustKite80 (b) Vine.Brick.2014
- 7.🔐 Is “tigerlakedrumnest” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toast#pond#tiger#12 (b) Plum.River.2010
- 9.🔐 “dustleafmango42” 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
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Chai#Corn44 (b) Kabir@Toast@58
- 11.🔐 Is “Welcome_Hill58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🗝️ 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
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampShellNest36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “ShellPearlChai83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir-Seed-62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mango-dust-gold-19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 “toastpearllotus14” 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
- 18.🔐 Is “Lamp_Ship_Corn43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl#neem#kite#64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteNestLamp67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Is “Kite_Leaf_Gold21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell!Leaf!Seed37 (b) sandleafseed41
- 23.🔐 Is “mangodrumbellwolf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 “Meera@Pond@66” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “raindrumbellhill”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) symbols
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest.Brick.Sand31 (b) Mango!47
- 28.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 29.🔐 Is “qwerty27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-Boat-Kite63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 32.🔐 Is “password75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Meera.Vine.42” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “river#tiger#rain#28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “river-boat-brick-71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty_River35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 “Letmein.Lamp11” 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
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastmangolake54 (b) RainShipCorn67
- 39.🔐 Is “NestMoonPearl86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell#sand#cloud#66 (b) Qwerty-Vine38
Answer key
- 3
- strong
- 2
- weak
- 15
- LotusDustKite80
- weak
- toast#pond#tiger#12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Pearl#Chai#Corn44
- weak
- in your head
- 3
- 16
- 13
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 18
- 14
- strong
- Shell!Leaf!Seed37
- weak
- has a name or year
- 16
- emojis
- Nest.Brick.Sand31
- risky
- weak
- 16
- 3
- weak
- has a name or year
- 3
- 19
- 14
- has a common word
- RainShipCorn67
- strong
- shell#sand#cloud#66
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