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 “bell@corn@fern@54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampHillPond13 (b) letmein80
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha.Cloud.76 (b) tent.dust.nest.87
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 “Letmein#Plum84” 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
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverleaflotussand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “Welcome!Shell28” 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
- 8.🔐 Is “ship-moon-frog-49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Is “NeemTentBell63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya-Lamp-74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake#14 (b) Tent-Brick-Lamp61
- 13.🔐 “toastmoonclouddust” 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
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent!87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “fernplumchaiwheel”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl.toast.lotus.43 (b) Nisha2014
- 17.🔐 Is “Admin@Pearl12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake@Hill@Bell28 (b) River-55
- 21.🔐 Is “Sand!Leaf!2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell.Brick.Lotus67 (b) Ishaan.Nest.84
- 23.🔐 Is “Vine!Shell!2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WolfNestPlum26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “MangoLakeGold59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔐 Is “Rohan#River#81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog_Toast_Bell85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🗝️ 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
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “password11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl!Pond!2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “drumfrogbell41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Chai81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 “Password-Chai12” 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
- 34.🔐 Is “Iloveyou@Cloud31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) GoldTentSand57 (b) Pearl.59
- 36.🔐 Is “Pond!Boat!River28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain#mango#drum#50 (b) lotusdrumsand65
- 38.🔐 Is “dust.vine.plum.31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “WheelWolfFrog48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “Admin.Boat66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 3
- LampHillPond13
- tent.dust.nest.87
- 2
- has a common word
- 1
- has a common word
- strong
- strong
- 12
- 3
- Tent-Brick-Lamp61
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 7
- 17
- pearl.toast.lotus.43
- weak
- risky
- 10
- Lake@Hill@Bell28
- weak
- Shell.Brick.Lotus67
- weak
- 3
- strong
- weak
- 4
- in your head
- 10
- 15
- weak
- 13
- has a common word
- weak
- GoldTentSand57
- strong
- rain#mango#drum#50
- strong
- strong
- weak
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