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.🔐 “Arjun_Dust_70” 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
- 2.🔐 Is “ship#lotus#fern#12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔐 Is “BrickMoonCloud51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 5.🔐 Is “wolf!ship!sand!17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔐 “Plum.22” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake@Chai@Sand49 (b) Wheel.Brick.2015
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kiteshipferndust” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai#36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud!64 (b) PearlToastLamp45
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty_Seed10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitevinesand77 (b) rain#ship#cloud#41
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf#ship#toast#68 (b) Dust!Wheel!2018
- 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 18.🔐 Is “Password#River35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara.Kite.37 (b) pond@frog@brick@83
- 20.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 21.🔐 “Mango_26” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 22.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumWheelCorn24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “GoldVineBrick38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold#boat#ship#24 (b) welcome35
- 26.🔐 “Shell-65” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Lake-49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell.53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog#mango#corn#11 (b) fernmoonkite80
- 30.🔐 Is “VineMangoLeaf85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “Password-Shell45” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelfernrain83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “LampRiverBoat31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumfernlotus85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “shell-corn-lake-78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “gold@lake@mango@25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “Toast_Drum_Lamp19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Neem-Pond-Shell54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan-Boat-62 (b) fern!lamp!rain!43
Answer key
- has a name or year
- strong
- strong
- risky
- strong
- shorter than 12
- Lake@Chai@Sand49
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 12
- PearlToastLamp45
- 4
- rain#ship#cloud#41
- wolf#ship#toast#68
- others can guess it
- weak
- pond@frog@brick@83
- emojis
- shorter than 12
- in your head
- 3
- strong
- gold#boat#ship#24
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 8
- frog#mango#corn#11
- strong
- has a common word
- 2
- strong
- 2
- 18
- 3
- strong
- 2
- strong
- fern!lamp!rain!43
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