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 “Hill!66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “chailamppondhill”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango-tiger-shell-24 (b) Gold.37
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldcloudlotusvine (b) River!Tiger!Mango63
- 5.🔐 “Letmein-Hill67” 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
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Ship#Kite#2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan#Lamp#14 (b) MangoChaiLotus19
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password!Lamp89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) digits (d) symbols
- 13.🔐 Is “Tara2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite.tiger.fern.44 (b) riverlampchaihill
- 15.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 16.🔐 Is “Vihaan2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin49 (b) Drum_Seed_Nest55
- 18.🔐 “Mango.64” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “Letmein.Tiger65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “Wheel-Drum-2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon_38”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake.Lamp.2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum.Vine.Ship58 (b) Seed_Dust_2013
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin-Tiger12 (b) Frog-Neem-Gold24
- 25.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem-Lotus-Nest36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Lotus.2010 (b) Lamp!Bell!Tiger41
- 29.🔐 “Rohan.Seed.56” 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
- 30.🔐 Is “Lotus_Moon_Neem78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Kite@Wolf@Tiger53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Is “Drum-Leaf-Moon76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi-Lotus-44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest.Hill.River46 (b) Fern_Lake_2015
- 36.🔐 Is “mangoneemlamprain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 “Meera#Lotus#48” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “Welcome!Tent32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “Password#Plum88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 4
- 16
- mango-tiger-shell-24
- River!Tiger!Mango63
- has a common word
- 3
- in your head
- 14
- MangoChaiLotus19
- 2
- 4
- emojis
- weak
- kite.tiger.fern.44
- 3
- weak
- Drum_Seed_Nest55
- shorter than 12
- weak
- weak
- 7
- 4
- Drum.Vine.Ship58
- Frog-Neem-Gold24
- others can guess it
- 4
- 8
- Lamp!Bell!Tiger41
- has a name or year
- strong
- 2
- strong
- strong
- 15
- Nest.Hill.River46
- weak
- has a name or year
- weak
- 2
- weak
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