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) pearllakeseedvine (b) NeemWheelShip81
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf_Gold_Tiger63 (b) Tent_84
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn@Ship@Seed53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain-wheel-tent-37 (b) Diya-Pearl-88
- 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 6.🔐 “mangobellvine70” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 7.🔐 Is “corntenthillsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 9.🔐 Is “moonseedgoldboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha.Boat.62 (b) lotus.toast.lake.57
- 11.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 12.🔐 Is “corn#kite#seed#72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Is “SeedToastPond82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “belllakefernchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger#Wheel#Frog85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat@Pond@Lake76 (b) welcome11
- 18.🔐 “Hill#36” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “Letmein@Pond84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonnestsandpearl (b) Brick#Bell#Leaf59
- 21.🔐 Is “tentneemsand38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “toast.pearl.plum.10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “cornbelllake19” 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
- 24.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 25.🔐 “Ishaan!Gold!66” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 26.🔐 “plumpearlsandshell” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine-gold-corn-33 (b) brickkiteship87
- 28.🔐 Is “ShellLakeCorn82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha@River@27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Fern_Tent_Vine25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatmoonpond50 (b) Moon@Drum@Bell60
- 32.🔐 “Nest-Bell-2016” 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
- 33.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Fern!Neem!2018” 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
- 36.🔐 “moonwheelpearldust” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 37.🔐 Is “Lamp#Shell#2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “shipbricktigerdrum” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “SandBrickRain44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty!Wolf53 (b) mango-ship-sand-40
Answer key
- NeemWheelShip81
- Leaf_Gold_Tiger63
- 4
- rain-wheel-tent-37
- others can guess it
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 12
- weak
- lotus.toast.lake.57
- in your head
- strong
- strong
- 16
- 3
- 4
- Boat@Pond@Lake76
- shorter than 12
- weak
- Brick#Bell#Leaf59
- weak
- 19
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- vine-gold-corn-33
- strong
- 14
- strong
- Moon@Drum@Bell60
- has a name or year
- 3
- 2
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- mango-ship-sand-40
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