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.🔐 Is “RainSeedDrum14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 3.🗝️ 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “cornlotusriverplum”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 “Lamp#Nest#2013” 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
- 6.🔐 “lotusshellwheeltent” 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
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “neem_chai_fern_32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 “Ananya-Plum-17” 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
- 9.🔐 Is “wolfdrumlamp44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Is “qwerty33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Tent77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerWolfBoat12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 “wolfcloudriverlake” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 14.🔐 Is “pondraingold16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel@kite@lotus@29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “admin18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 “Plum-16” 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
- 20.🔐 “Ishaan_Leaf_11” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “Moon_Hill_Lake77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestNeemCorn77 (b) Rain-Toast-2008
- 23.🔐 Is “tigerrainbrickcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 “lampplumrainlotus” 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
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampgoldplum79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Corn-32” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine#pearl#sand#22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lakeseedtigerrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 “raindustleafsand” 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
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger@Leaf@2017 (b) Boat.Wolf.Brick36
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “toastcloudwheellamp” 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
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome!Plum47 (b) Hill#Mango#Lamp28
- 35.🔐 “seednestmoonmango” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya.Ship.40 (b) wheel#seed#vine#18
- 37.🔐 Is “River.Plum.2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “DrumHillFrog48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nestseedsandkite (b) Leaf_Brick_River47
- 40.🔐 Is “letmein29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- strong
- risky
- in your head
- 18
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 17
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- 13
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 2
- others can guess it
- 3
- 7
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- strong
- NestNeemCorn77
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 1
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Boat.Wolf.Brick36
- 9
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Hill#Mango#Lamp28
- fewer than 3 kinds
- wheel#seed#vine#18
- weak
- strong
- Leaf_Brick_River47
- weak
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