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 “Neem#Wheel#Lamp14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinebellseednest” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan#Dust#63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “PlumPondDrum80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 7.🔐 “Letmein-Drum60” 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.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir-Cloud-66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “ShellPlumCloud74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell@Brick@2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.25 (b) LeafSandGold84
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastWheelPlum65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger#sand#leaf#21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum@River@2008 (b) PlumBoatShip20
- 16.🔐 “kitebrickwheeltiger” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite.33 (b) BrickGoldMoon31
- 19.🔐 Is “bell#mango#plum#65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river_neem_lake_81 (b) hillleafwolf28
- 22.🔐 Is “sand.river.lotus.15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔐 “Admin@Lake61” 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
- 24.🔐 Is “NestMangoPearl47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Is “CloudFrogRiver87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Is “Arjun.River.69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “tentrainwheel41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “drumwheelchai11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “pondtoastleaf40” 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
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “PlumDrumRiver74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 35.🔐 “shelltigerwheel64” 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
- 36.🔐 Is “Hill.Tent.Frog55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “moontentnest76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon#74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Plum#Shell#2012” 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
Answer key
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 2
- strong
- emojis
- has a common word
- 14
- 16
- 15
- LeafSandGold84
- 3
- 16
- 18
- PlumBoatShip20
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- BrickGoldMoon31
- strong
- 12
- river_neem_lake_81
- strong
- has a common word
- strong
- strong
- weak
- 15
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- in your head
- 2
- 9
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- weak
- 8
- 4
- has a name or year
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