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 characters are in “neemnestpondkite”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Is “Letmein-Lotus78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya#Tiger#39 (b) neem_corn_tent_69
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Seed!51 (b) Lotus_Wolf_Drum41
- 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) others can guess it (c) it is hard to type (d) it is too long
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2012 (b) Shell-Fern-Mango16
- 7.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatPondTent79 (b) cornlampfrog14
- 9.🔐 Is “iloveyou80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Is “Meera2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell!Drum!Pearl19 (b) Chai_Lake_2010
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumpearldust73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya@River@28”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Drum-19” 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
- 16.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) safe (d) required
- 17.🔐 Is “Corn-Neem-Gold15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 Is “Pearl-Rain-Brick81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password!Cloud13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Is “admin69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud.67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Is “brickcloudleaf27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cornchaishipneem (b) TentPlumDrum32
- 24.🔐 Is “Diya2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “chaikitevine20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “Chai-27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Is “rain_wolf_lotus_65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango-bell-frog-78 (b) lampsandtoastriver
- 30.🔐 Is “frog!river!moon!79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentPondHill29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 “Shell#43” 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
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem_Vine_2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Is “Saanvi2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_Lotus_2009 (b) Tent@Pearl@Chai79
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain_Hill_Sand29 (b) qwerty18
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipBoatSand32 (b) Ishaan2014
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frogbelltoastship” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Fern@38” 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
Answer key
- 16
- weak
- neem_corn_tent_69
- Lotus_Wolf_Drum41
- others can guess it
- Shell-Fern-Mango16
- 12
- BoatPondTent79
- weak
- weak
- Bell!Drum!Pearl19
- emojis
- 2
- 15
- shorter than 12
- risky
- strong
- strong
- 4
- weak
- 8
- weak
- TentPlumDrum32
- weak
- 3
- 14
- weak
- strong
- mango-bell-frog-78
- strong
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 4
- weak
- Tent@Pearl@Chai79
- Rain_Hill_Sand29
- 4
- ShipBoatSand32
- 1
- shorter than 12
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