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 “Moon-81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus#chai#plum#38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “Boat@49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Is “DustBoatLamp64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Is “Neem!Mango!Plum21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔐 Is “LeafMangoTent20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password#Lake79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “drumrainplum36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “letmein27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel!tent!boat!69”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainHillCloud88 (b) Aarav-Fern-52
- 12.🔐 “Shell_66” 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
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai!Fern!2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) Lamp.Vine.Drum60
- 15.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “SandWolfNest87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “PondGoldDust29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 19.🔐 Is “mangofrogplumdust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 “Ishaan#Brick#42” 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
- 21.🔐 “Kite-Toast-2013” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “tentgoldwolfsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Arjun2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 25.🔐 Is “iloveyou25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 “leafvinecorn20” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 27.🔐 Is “WolfKiteRiver35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin@Lake63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shelltigernest54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “Pond.Nest.Neem28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “VineDrumCloud55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera!Neem!31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “pearlleafpondfern”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “Kabir.Rain.23” 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
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafRiverNeem37 (b) chailakefrog33
- 36.🔐 Is “Drum!Chai!2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum_Brick_Leaf89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumCloudPlum81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password@Brick12 (b) MangoShellRain26
- 40.🔐 “Bell#Tiger#2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- weak
- strong
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 14
- weak
- 18
- RainHillCloud88
- shorter than 12
- 14
- Lamp.Vine.Drum60
- risky
- 14
- strong
- emojis
- weak
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- in your head
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 12
- 2
- strong
- 15
- 4
- 17
- has a name or year
- LeafRiverNeem37
- weak
- 17
- 3
- MangoShellRain26
- has a name or year
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