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 is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 2.🔐 Is “nesttentdrumlake” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 “Chai-83” 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
- 4.🔐 “Ananya_Tiger_88” 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
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Pond84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya@Mango@52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
- 9.🔐 Is “ToastDustRiver76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Kite18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “brick.lamp.cloud.57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigervinehill69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangovinekite15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 “tigerrainmangotent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell_brick_rain_14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 “boatmangoseed77” 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
- 17.🔐 “Iloveyou_Pearl26” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon!brick!mango!50 (b) iloveyou70
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai.11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp_27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Is “SandFrogLeaf14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun2013 (b) WolfHillShip51
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai-66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship#30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornLeafTent22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell@Lamp@2011 (b) KiteGoldSeed53
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 “rainpearlboat61” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 29.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) required (d) safe
- 30.🔐 “Plum.Lamp.2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuslakefrog32 (b) Corn!Seed!Kite41
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome#Chai51 (b) CornShipPond41
- 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 34.🔐 Is “Diya2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornSandVine60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem!Dust!Fern29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PondDustChai87 (b) Gold#Cloud#2010
- 38.🔐 Is “dust#pond#corn#32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 “Password-Wheel50” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 40.🔐 Is “PlumWheelTent76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- emojis
- weak
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 12
- 12
- 4
- 3
- strong
- 13
- 19
- 2
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- moon!brick!mango!50
- 4
- 4
- strong
- WolfHillShip51
- 7
- 4
- 3
- KiteGoldSeed53
- 9
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- has a name or year
- Corn!Seed!Kite41
- CornShipPond41
- others can guess it
- weak
- 3
- 16
- PondDustChai87
- strong
- has a common word
- strong
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