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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelCloudTent23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “cloudmangotiger14” 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
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2011 (b) LampPlumWolf11
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill@16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite.bell.mango.79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “river_sand_cloud_45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemDustWolf51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Brick_Dust_2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 11.🔐 Is “PondRiverKite47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “password57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “BrickWolfToast35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 “Welcome_Nest10” 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
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumcornnestmango (b) Gold_Neem_Sand33
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “mango!nest!rain!47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein.Nest36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “Pearl@Kite@Chai10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai-27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 “Saanvi-Bell-49” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “lampdustkiteboat” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Leaf@Lotus@2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 25.🔐 “Iloveyou#River11” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shell-dust-neem-38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Wolf@Toast@2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 30.🔐 “Boat.21” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 31.🔐 Is “Boat!Lake!Lamp29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 “Admin!Boat17” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera-Fern-42 (b) Lotus@Dust@Shell58
- 34.🔐 Is “Mango!Pearl!Cloud82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2013 (b) Lotus!Pond!Gold34
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondMangoPearl69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinelotuschai48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan#Boat#24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “Lotus!23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum_Pond_Seed86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- LampPlumWolf11
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 14
- weak
- 3
- strong
- 10
- strong
- has a common word
- 2
- Gold_Neem_Sand33
- 18
- 4
- strong
- 4
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- 12
- has a common word
- 3
- 9
- 15
- risky
- shorter than 12
- strong
- has a common word
- Lotus@Dust@Shell58
- strong
- Lotus!Pond!Gold34
- 3
- 2
- 14
- weak
- 16
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