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 “chaidrumrain22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pondwolffrog49 (b) drum!shell!sand!58
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfseedbellchai” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 “Pearl!32” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “mango-cloud-lotus-32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 “tenttoastmooncorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandlampmango81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 12.🔐 “cornneemtent12” 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
- 13.🔐 “Neem-Pearl-2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 14.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinefernfrog77 (b) CornChaiPearl54
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinebellpond15 (b) kite_nest_boat_44
- 17.🔐 “cloudlakewolf79” 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
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum_Mango_Pearl17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “bell#lotus#mango#83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “seedgoldbellmoon”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Is “corn@sand@seed@11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔐 Is “CloudBrickSand79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog#Moon#Lotus39 (b) nestfernneem85
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Drum.2015 (b) Nest!Kite!Shell26
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipSeedRain88 (b) Admin.Chai74
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2008 (b) lake#river#nest#52
- 28.🔐 “Tiger#Gold#2009” 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
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain#Drum#2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome_Chai11 (b) pearl_corn_kite_52
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast-61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 “Tara!Tent!19” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl#lotus#pond#40 (b) kitehillwheeltoast
- 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “tent_lotus_sand_62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Toast62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 “Nisha_Hill_37” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “Pearl@Boat@2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2010 (b) SeedPlumRain79
Answer key
- 2
- 3
- drum!shell!sand!58
- 1
- shorter than 12
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- 9
- 2
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 12
- CornChaiPearl54
- kite_nest_boat_44
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- strong
- 4
- 16
- strong
- strong
- Frog#Moon#Lotus39
- Nest!Kite!Shell26
- ShipSeedRain88
- lake#river#nest#52
- has a name or year
- 4
- pearl_corn_kite_52
- 8
- has a name or year
- pearl#lotus#pond#40
- others can guess it
- 3
- strong
- 13
- has a name or year
- weak
- SeedPlumRain79
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