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) hill.pearl.toast.34 (b) password21
- 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 3.🔐 “pondchaitent27” 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
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell-Gold-Tiger12 (b) qwerty45
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav!Tiger!47 (b) drum.rain.lamp.28
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonkitepond14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome56 (b) Sand.Hill.Lamp71
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Mango89 (b) wheel-tent-moon-35
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold!Boat!Rain26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 11.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein16 (b) ToastMoonRiver13
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “goldnestlotus78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiBrickToast64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “wheel_tent_river_75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kiteboatferncloud (b) Pond#Vine#Wolf21
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp-Gold-Pond30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell-Tiger-Neem38 (b) admin63
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudlotusplum58 (b) Tent@Boat@Gold55
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafsandtent40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 22.🔐 Is “rainbellship49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 24.🔐 “Vihaan.Shell.45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 25.🔐 Is “Rohan-Neem-25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou#Cloud32 (b) FernTentNeem77
- 27.🔐 Is “Toast.11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake-Wolf-Rain68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudhillplum45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “LakeDustBell16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Is “Lamp-Mango-Boat24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn.41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 “hillnestseed83” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 34.🔐 Is “Aarav@Chai@31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampGoldLake86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillRainWheel31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlShellShip52 (b) Dust.Frog.2013
- 39.🔐 Is “NeemRiverCorn26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “Neem-26” 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
Answer key
- hill.pearl.toast.34
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Bell-Gold-Tiger12
- drum.rain.lamp.28
- 2
- Sand.Hill.Lamp71
- wheel-tent-moon-35
- 16
- emojis
- others can guess it
- ToastMoonRiver13
- 15
- 16
- strong
- Pond#Vine#Wolf21
- 16
- Shell-Tiger-Neem38
- Tent@Boat@Gold55
- 2
- 12
- weak
- in your head
- has a name or year
- weak
- FernTentNeem77
- weak
- 4
- 2
- strong
- strong
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 3
- 3
- 3
- PearlShellShip52
- strong
- shorter than 12
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