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.🔐 Is “Aarav2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Is “vineneemlakemoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔐 Is “Ananya2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond.cloud.neem.72 (b) Aarav2018
- 7.🔐 “Toast_Leaf_2011” 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
- 8.🔐 “Nisha#Brick#61” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 9.🔐 “Diya_Tiger_54” 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
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent#pearl#sand#39” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “chairiverdust33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastNeemShell63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeBellMango57 (b) Admin#Hill62
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent#Vine#Drum84 (b) Aarav#Brick#41
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem#moon#seed#28 (b) Meera2018
- 16.🔐 Is “shell_rain_ship_62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 “Neem_19” 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
- 18.🔐 Is “Sand!Pearl!Ship78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River@44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship-Pearl-2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain#Nest#Plum79 (b) Pearl@61
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin_Chai78 (b) Chai@Gold@Sand38
- 24.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 25.🔐 Is “Saanvi2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell@neem@boat@69 (b) Seed.Lamp.2013
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chailotuswheelkite (b) ChaiHillDust72
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “chaicloudnestleaf”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “neemdrumnestchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 “Kite-Sand-2011” 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
- 32.🔐 “leafpondcloud25” 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
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Is “Diya2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Is “seed!dust!corn!48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brickwolflotustiger” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “NestKiteRain83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai!Mango!2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
- 40.🔐 “nesttigerleaf36” 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
Answer key
- weak
- weak
- risky
- 2
- weak
- pond.cloud.neem.72
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 3
- 15
- 16
- LakeBellMango57
- Tent#Vine#Drum84
- neem#moon#seed#28
- strong
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 4
- 4
- Rain#Nest#Plum79
- 2
- Chai@Gold@Sand38
- 12
- weak
- emojis
- shell@neem@boat@69
- ChaiHillDust72
- 17
- 16
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- weak
- strong
- 1
- strong
- 15
- others can guess it
- fewer than 3 kinds
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