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) admin40 (b) GoldVinePearl88
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond!Tent!Leaf44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent@13 (b) fern.leaf.plum.32
- 4.🔐 “mangolotusrainship” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitecloudwheeltoast” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond#14 (b) cloud-lotus-ship-18
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell@gold@neem@69 (b) Ananya2009
- 9.🔐 “Plum@64” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampwolfmoonvine (b) lamp#drum#hill#74
- 12.🔐 “Iloveyou@Lotus22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 13.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudcornseedtent”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty20 (b) cloud.mango.lotus.18
- 16.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship#Neem#Tent83 (b) Qwerty_Cloud37
- 18.🔐 “Aarav!Corn!13” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “shiptoastlotus52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drum-shell-hill-42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteSandMoon74 (b) letmein74
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai.Plum.2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Is “Fern@54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2011 (b) mango-drum-vine-10
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast@Gold@Pond81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “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
- 27.🔐 “Meera@Nest@41” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “kiteshiptiger50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Arjun2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandmoonshelldrum (b) vine!river!hill!21
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “Kabir2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango.18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Sand#56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Is “Wheel@59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp-moon-drum-63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipChaiTent55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusDustCloud27 (b) shellneemdrum29
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome.Vine79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- GoldVinePearl88
- 16
- fern.leaf.plum.32
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
- 3
- cloud-lotus-ship-18
- shell@gold@neem@69
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- lamp#drum#hill#74
- has a common word
- in your head
- 17
- cloud.mango.lotus.18
- 12
- Ship#Neem#Tent83
- has a name or year
- weak
- 3
- KiteSandMoon74
- 4
- weak
- mango-drum-vine-10
- 17
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 15
- weak
- risky
- vine!river!hill!21
- 2
- weak
- 4
- weak
- weak
- 3
- 14
- LotusDustCloud27
- 4
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