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 characters are in “Lotus-Kite-Mango42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn-Boat-2018 (b) RiverMoonShip24
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CloudMoonToast80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “fernlakepond43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 6.🔐 “Nest#Ship#2014” 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
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 8.🔐 “plumtigersand36” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty88 (b) corn!neem!rain!35
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger-20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “fernrivership77” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 12.🔐 Is “plum_mango_ship_71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Is “Arjun2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel@nest@river@50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “moon-wolf-ship-56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “sandchaiwolflamp” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 “Pearl!Corn!2013” 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.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiFernRiver82 (b) Ananya-Lamp-10
- 20.🔐 “Meera@Mango@81” 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
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “moontigerchaipearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “Nisha_Frog_89” 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
- 23.🔐 “Meera_River_80” 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
- 24.🔐 Is “River@Gold@Toast12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinenestlotus13 (b) BrickDustSand73
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River@Hill@2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 28.🔐 Is “cloud-wolf-leaf-57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickHillShip11 (b) qwerty76
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2015 (b) WolfRainTent70
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemMangoFern84 (b) Kabir2014
- 32.🔐 Is “chai#lake#corn#65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2016 (b) MoonFernBrick72
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “LakeSeedChai10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “Nisha@Nest@38” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 36.🔐 “cornchaitigerdrum” 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
- 37.🔐 “Lake@Vine@2017” 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
- 38.🔐 “fernboatsandwheel” 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
- 39.🔐 “brickvinepearlplum” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust@Plum@Brick19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 18
- RiverMoonShip24
- 3
- 14
- risky
- has a name or year
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- corn!neem!rain!35
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- weak
- 19
- strong
- weak
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- ChaiFernRiver82
- has a name or year
- 18
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- strong
- BrickDustSand73
- 4
- emojis
- strong
- BrickHillShip11
- WolfRainTent70
- NeemMangoFern84
- strong
- MoonFernBrick72
- 14
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
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