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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) required (d) smart
- 2.🔐 “nestfernlamplake” 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
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Boat17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 “Meera#Drum#47” 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
- 6.🎂 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan-Frog-47 (b) mango-pearl-dust-48
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “dust#moon#lotus#12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Bell@Dust@Sand84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2013 (b) Sand#Chai#Wheel60
- 11.🔐 Is “neem#cloud#toast#19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Is “dustboatrain32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 Is “rivervineleafwheel” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Mango30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 “tigerchaishellgold” 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
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya_Kite_70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill-Chai-2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “Dust!Pond!Cloud50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf!Brick!Sand61 (b) Arjun#Chai#32
- 20.🔐 Is “cloud-fern-dust-67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2008 (b) LotusToastBrick66
- 22.🔐 “Wolf_88” 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
- 23.🔐 “Leaf-Lamp-2010” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite_55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TigerLeafLamp49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password@Chai24 (b) NeemKiteLamp59
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “corn-lamp-brick-50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Dust#Chai34 (b) brickshiprivershell
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shelldustfernvine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “Wolf@Sand@Corn46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Is “Meera.Tiger.50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp!leaf!corn!19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “toast!boat!shell!32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 “Mango.43” 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
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast!pond!vine!37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “PondTigerToast29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “drum@shell@vine@61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Mango16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “shelllakechaibell” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Plum.Boat49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 8
- 4
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- mango-pearl-dust-48
- 18
- strong
- Sand#Chai#Wheel60
- strong
- weak
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- 14
- strong
- Wolf!Brick!Sand61
- strong
- LotusToastBrick66
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 4
- 3
- NeemKiteLamp59
- 3
- Boat#Dust#Chai34
- 1
- strong
- weak
- 3
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 3
- strong
- strong
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
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