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) Dust.Fern.2017 (b) Seed@Lotus@Bell14
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn_89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernMangoKite41 (b) Neem#Hill#2015
- 4.🔐 “Vine@12” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 7.🔐 Is “MoonNeemSeed81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha_Drum_66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 10.🔐 Is “lamp@river@vine@21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud!Pearl!2018 (b) MangoVineHill38
- 12.🔐 Is “pearlwolfsandpond” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KitePondLake48 (b) chailakepond20
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudneemsandtiger (b) TigerCloudRain28
- 15.🔐 Is “mango-vine-brick-32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest#Kite#2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Is “Bell!Vine!Nest31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “Password-Brick48” 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
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust!Gold!2014 (b) Fern-Lake-Wheel33
- 20.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) others can guess it (d) it is too long
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold_Brick_Seed35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 23.🔐 Is “kiteneemseedmoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigertoastcloud16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya@Wolf@14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 “wheellotustoasttent” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum#40 (b) LampToastWheel29
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast@Corn@Dust48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shellhillpond32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Aarav#Rain#67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolflakepearltiger (b) SeedTentHill72
- 34.🔐 Is “ChaiDustSand80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 “Ship_58” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestRiverGold80 (b) Admin.Lamp56
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Hill.2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “Aarav.Pond.31” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “Lake-Mango-2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chailampleafneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- Seed@Lotus@Bell14
- 7
- FernMangoKite41
- shorter than 12
- risky
- 12
- strong
- 13
- 3
- strong
- MangoVineHill38
- weak
- KitePondLake48
- TigerCloudRain28
- strong
- 4
- strong
- has a common word
- Fern-Lake-Wheel33
- others can guess it
- 4
- emojis
- weak
- 3
- 2
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- LampToastWheel29
- 4
- in your head
- 2
- weak
- SeedTentHill72
- strong
- shorter than 12
- NestRiverGold80
- 4
- has a name or year
- weak
- 1
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