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.🔐 Is “shell!mango!wolf!15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust!23 (b) Wolf@Dust@Kite82
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickRainMango13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corn!seed!lamp!77 (b) Saanvi2011
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem_83 (b) Seed-Tent-Drum55
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake!River!Kite61 (b) Arjun@Lamp@68
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan-Lamp-55 (b) nest-kite-pond-37
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern-Lamp-Vine53 (b) Rohan2013
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 10.🔐 “Vihaan-Lotus-62” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 11.🔐 Is “Seed@47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav-Vine-41 (b) GoldNeemFrog75
- 13.🔐 Is “wheelshellpearl73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent_Frog_2018 (b) kite@pearl@lamp@85
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “seedlotuspearldust”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 18.🔐 “Brick.Leaf.2012” 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
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Lake60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 21.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemkitesand73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Password-Tent65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “shipsandfrog48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 “Meera.Brick.45” 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
- 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bell.brick.neem.32 (b) Lotus@Sand@2011
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShipWheelLeaf22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “lake.dust.brick.55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Leaf16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “rivershipdrumrain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Is “admin15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Is “Ishaan.Frog.86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mooncornriverrain (b) Rain.Dust.Hill29
- 37.🔐 Is “HillRiverMoon14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome_Neem31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “Bell#21” 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
- 40.🔐 “River@82” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
Answer key
- strong
- Wolf@Dust@Kite82
- 16
- corn!seed!lamp!77
- Seed-Tent-Drum55
- Lake!River!Kite61
- nest-kite-pond-37
- Fern-Lamp-Vine53
- 3
- has a name or year
- weak
- GoldNeemFrog75
- weak
- kite@pearl@lamp@85
- 18
- 9
- in your head
- has a name or year
- 4
- risky
- others can guess it
- 2
- 15
- 14
- has a name or year
- emojis
- 2
- 2
- bell.brick.neem.32
- 3
- strong
- 13
- weak
- weak
- weak
- Rain.Dust.Hill29
- strong
- 14
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
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