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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai#shell#leaf#51 (b) Nisha2017
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 5.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 6.🔐 “hillsandbell74” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine.lake.shell.22 (b) toastdrumlampchai
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai-Rain-Tiger77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 “tigergoldfernship” 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
- 10.🔐 “dustseedgold62” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 11.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 12.🔐 “Chai!55” 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
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn#25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp!wheel!cloud!31 (b) nestkiterain42
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river!fern!cloud!79 (b) Neem.River.2012
- 16.🔐 “Boat-87” 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
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick-11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “qwerty10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl!Mango!2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Is “Lamp!Toast!Bell22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 “Vihaan@Frog@11” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein-Bell44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog_Cloud_Chai35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Is “frog-gold-plum-72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-Sand-Lotus71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “lotustoastcloudmango” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Cloud!Leaf!Nest55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou@Lotus26 (b) Pearl@Tiger@Ship53
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp#nest#pearl#17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein_Leaf60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “FrogBoatSeed33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Is “Welcome-Plum86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 “hillriverwolf56” 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
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick-Corn-2009 (b) Rain-Lotus-Corn30
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotuskitelamp85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “TentBellWheel84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain#49”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Admin.Wheel64” 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
Answer key
- chai#shell#leaf#51
- 2
- 3
- risky
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- vine.lake.shell.22
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- shorter than 12
- 4
- lamp!wheel!cloud!31
- river!fern!cloud!79
- shorter than 12
- 4
- weak
- 16
- strong
- has a name or year
- 4
- 17
- strong
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- Pearl@Tiger@Ship53
- 3
- 14
- 10
- strong
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Rain-Lotus-Corn30
- 2
- 3
- strong
- 7
- has a common word
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