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 “ToastDrumFern32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 “Password!River40” 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
- 3.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 “Diya_Lamp_81” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dustfrogcloud12 (b) ShellWheelRiver84
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lake.lamp.lotus.47 (b) iloveyou30
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “Diya2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “fernvinemoon57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel@19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Is “GoldCloudLotus55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumNestBoat42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Is “CornMangoBrick29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 “Bell-13” 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
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!Sand!Cloud77 (b) Boat@18
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin-Rain31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus-44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem#Shell#Wheel42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Is “Drum-Boat-Plum26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun.Chai.35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf!Kite!Chai43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl-Moon-2010 (b) Vine.Kite.Brick36
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!24 (b) LotusMoonWolf67
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudbellwolf36 (b) wheel.mango.leaf.25
- 28.🔐 Is “rain-wheel-lotus-11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemwheelplumleaf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🗝️ 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusSandFrog48 (b) qwerty23
- 32.🔐 Is “vinecorndrum49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond.Seed.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog_Kite_Neem29 (b) Tiger.Moon.2011
- 35.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 36.🔐 Is “Aarav_Mango_10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 “Vine-71” 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
- 38.🔐 “Nisha#Pond#55” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty_Shell54 (b) Mango.Gold.Frog65
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillSeedWheel45 (b) password27
Answer key
- strong
- has a common word
- others can guess it
- 2
- 3
- has a name or year
- ShellWheelRiver84
- lake.lamp.lotus.47
- 9
- weak
- 14
- 4
- strong
- 3
- strong
- shorter than 12
- Frog!Sand!Cloud77
- 4
- 8
- 4
- strong
- 9
- 4
- 4
- Vine.Kite.Brick36
- LotusMoonWolf67
- wheel.mango.leaf.25
- strong
- 1
- in your head
- LotusSandFrog48
- weak
- 14
- Frog_Kite_Neem29
- 12
- weak
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- Mango.Gold.Frog65
- HillSeedWheel45
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