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 “Lamp-Seed-Leaf48” 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) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 3.🔐 “Rain_Sand_2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya-Lotus-11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “moon.gold.pearl.20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) it is hard to type
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2014 (b) sand!toast!cloud!81
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PlumLotusShip50 (b) brickgoldtigerrain
- 9.🔐 “Nisha#Corn#78” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “bellfrogsanddrum”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “VineShipChai43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest-32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentRiverToast85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf!lotus!plum!67 (b) bellwolfneem23
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem#Dust#Seed29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “PondLakeTent18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “Boat_Cloud_2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellVineSeed61 (b) Saanvi2014
- 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 20.🔐 “lakewolfnestriver” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 21.🔐 Is “Meera_Tent_27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “BellBoatPond22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Neem!Tent!Boat12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 “Welcome-Lamp42” 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
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Nest70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Is “Tent_Gold_Lamp78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “Meera!Kite!13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PondShipSand77 (b) Welcome_Vine35
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai@Moon@Lotus83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan!Pearl!39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan!River!30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BellChaiMoon66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerWheelRain57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Kabir-Leaf-76” 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
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud_Fern_Rain58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 “Toast-16” 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
- 39.🔐 “Tent@19” 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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- has a name or year
- 4
- strong
- others can guess it
- sand!toast!cloud!81
- PlumLotusShip50
- has a name or year
- 16
- 14
- 7
- 3
- wolf!lotus!plum!67
- 16
- 14
- weak
- BellVineSeed61
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- strong
- has a common word
- 4
- strong
- weak
- PondShipSand77
- 17
- 4
- 9
- in your head
- 15
- 3
- 3
- has a name or year
- 17
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- emojis
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