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 “Tent!57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein#Boat61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 4.🔐 “Plum.River.2010” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “Kite.Gold.2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “lakepearldust41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “Drum_Wheel_2008” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “neem-dust-vine-86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Arjun.Neem.56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain-Vine-Fern47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “Vihaan.Leaf.84” 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
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlShipDrum40 (b) Tent-Rain-2015
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River-Lamp-Lotus85 (b) Diya_Tiger_11
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf_Neem_Rain10 (b) letmein45
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand_Gold_2013 (b) LakeShipCloud28
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustSeedMango12 (b) Nisha2009
- 19.🔐 Is “BoatChaiMoon64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 “Password#Drum73” 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
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed_Mango_2011 (b) rain#toast#dust#55
- 22.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “goldtentlotusseed” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nestshipfrogwheel” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “cornbricknest60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “ShipToastRain82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “admin18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Fern.Toast.2008” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastSeedCloud55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellwheeldust38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin49 (b) Sand_Shell_Boat61
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite@Mango@2013 (b) DrumMoonBrick41
- 37.🔐 Is “plumlakerainhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Moon84 (b) BrickLampCloud34
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “hill@corn@pearl@24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai@brick@boat@71 (b) Saanvi.River.23
Answer key
- 7
- 14
- risky
- has a name or year
- weak
- 15
- has a name or year
- 17
- weak
- 4
- has a name or year
- PearlShipDrum40
- others can guess it
- River-Lamp-Lotus85
- Leaf_Neem_Rain10
- emojis
- LakeShipCloud28
- DustSeedMango12
- strong
- has a common word
- rain#toast#dust#55
- in your head
- 1
- 1
- weak
- 3
- 9
- strong
- 12
- 7
- has a name or year
- 3
- 2
- 2
- Sand_Shell_Boat61
- DrumMoonBrick41
- weak
- BrickLampCloud34
- 18
- chai@brick@boat@71
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