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) ToastRainGold72 (b) admin32
- 2.🔐 “Wheel!Brick!2009” 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
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum@mango@lotus@28 (b) River!23
- 4.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) digits (d) emojis
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf_neem_nest_28 (b) Aarav-Plum-32
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera-Cloud-26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverLotusBell27 (b) Vihaan-Pond-65
- 9.🗝️ 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
- 10.🔐 Is “Leaf!Shell!Dust60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 “wheelchaiplumdrum” 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
- 12.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KitePearlDrum16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitemoonrainlotus” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem@Fern@Lamp78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud#Sand#Mango38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumhillshiplamp” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “kite@tent@river@22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 21.🔐 Is “leaf-mango-dust-77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Is “MoonBrickLeaf13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Is “Corn#Lotus#Neem72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum-Pond-Kite24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “lakedusttiger74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “riverfernmoon13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteDustPearl27 (b) Boat!31
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern!Bell!Leaf88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha-Pond-64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondchaivine24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya.Hill.57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship#Corn#2011 (b) Chai_Bell_Vine33
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem#38 (b) Toast#Leaf#Hill18
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “sandcloudkite72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudKitePlum79 (b) Neem!47
- 37.🔐 “Toast-32” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “Tiger#Rain#Plum44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “plumpearllake70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- ToastRainGold72
- has a name or year
- drum@mango@lotus@28
- 3
- emojis
- leaf_neem_nest_28
- 14
- RiverLotusBell27
- in your head
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- others can guess it
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 16
- 4
- 1
- strong
- risky
- strong
- 3
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 15
- 15
- KiteDustPearl27
- 4
- 13
- 2
- 4
- Chai_Bell_Vine33
- Toast#Leaf#Hill18
- 15
- CloudKitePlum79
- shorter than 12
- strong
- weak
- 10
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