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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf@Neem@2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Arjun2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 Is “shell_hill_wolf_75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2010 (b) Drum-Rain-Nest58
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamppondlakesand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “wolfriverdustcorn” 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
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 “tigerhillsandmoon” 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
- 10.🔐 “Tiger.56” 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
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold@Boat@2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondSandWheel27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 “Moon.83” 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
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafLotusNeem40 (b) Aarav#Moon#44
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#23 (b) pond.river.corn.86
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus!kite!river!78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “admin15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Sand66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “GoldRainRiver69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteLampBoat77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand_Drum_Dust74 (b) Password@Dust77
- 23.🔐 Is “fern.lamp.boat.73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 25.🔐 Is “Rohan2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 “hillnesttigerriver” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Mango_Kite_Plum54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou!Frog62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “Shell#Hill#2015” 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
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “lampleafwheelship”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 34.🔐 “Ship#28” 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
- 35.🔐 Is “Welcome-Seed69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem#ship#nest#26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “Arjun#Moon#25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “tenthillship86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem_River_2013 (b) mango.leaf.seed.29
Answer key
- 3
- 14
- weak
- strong
- Drum-Rain-Nest58
- 1
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- 4
- 3
- shorter than 12
- LeafLotusNeem40
- pond.river.corn.86
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 15
- in your head
- 14
- Sand_Drum_Dust74
- strong
- emojis
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- risky
- others can guess it
- 4
- has a name or year
- 17
- 12
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 3
- 2
- weak
- 14
- mango.leaf.seed.29
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