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.🔐 “shellbellplumkite” 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
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipNeemBrick42 (b) hillwheelsanddust
- 3.🔐 Is “bell_leaf_brick_33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Is “Lamp_Toast_Pond47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir!Bell!61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “lampnestsanddust” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 Is “toastlampdrummango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 9.🔐 “sandneemvinechai” 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
- 10.🔐 Is “TigerFrogDust17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfdrumtoastfern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast!Seed!Ship78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password-Toast23 (b) Vine-Lake-River61
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome23 (b) vine.lake.hill.41
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitedustvine88 (b) RiverKiteNeem80
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Boat.Wolf81 (b) fernrivermangotoast
- 19.🔐 Is “Neem.River.Rain72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Is “Mango@Lamp@Wheel62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 “mangotentneem33” 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
- 22.🔐 “seedmoonbrickfern” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “fernrainwheelvine”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 “Tent#87” 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
- 25.🔐 Is “Mango!Cloud!Wolf88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 “Nest!Boat!2008” 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
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “Tara!Leaf!59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Toast!72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus-17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “River!Lamp!2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 “Diya.Lotus.25” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 33.🔐 Is “TigerCornShell88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome84 (b) BrickCornNeem22
- 35.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastSandRiver74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “Letmein#Sand26” 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
- 39.🔐 “sandtentneemtoast” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteMoonHill17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ShipNeemBrick42
- strong
- strong
- 13
- weak
- weak
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 1
- risky
- 17
- Vine-Lake-River61
- vine.lake.hill.41
- RiverKiteNeem80
- 10
- Mango.Boat.Wolf81
- strong
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 17
- shorter than 12
- strong
- has a name or year
- 9
- weak
- 4
- 8
- weak
- has a name or year
- strong
- BrickCornNeem22
- 12
- 2
- 3
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
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