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 “ShellPearlMoon55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein@Hill86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “BellCloudCorn32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Is “WheelSandRain44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerMangoLotus54 (b) tigertentdrum27
- 6.🔐 Is “rivermangopond58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn.19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 “Ananya-Pearl-38” 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
- 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine@Dust@Corn16” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “Cloud.Nest.2015” 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
- 12.🔐 “River_Lamp_2014” 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
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “River_10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf!Lotus!Corn50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger.drum.river.60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “Brick.Sand.2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 18.🔐 “bellshipcloudrain” 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
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain-Brick-Kite53 (b) letmein34
- 20.🔐 “Lamp-82” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “Mango!Drum!Ship74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum@Boat@2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Arjun_Pearl_51” 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
- 24.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 25.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 26.🔐 Is “dust_fern_ship_65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverMangoWheel16 (b) Chai_Rain_2013
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Tiger!Hill47 (b) corntoastvine13
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “plum#drum#neem#30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Wolf#15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “sandbrickwheelnest” 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin!Bell26 (b) kite_bell_chai_46
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PondRiverNeem79 (b) frognestshelllake
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan#Neem#55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Rain.Nest.2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 “chaihilllakedust” 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
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PlumRiverBell29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 “leafshiplamp27” 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
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav.Lotus.68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2010 (b) BoatSandWheel20
Answer key
- strong
- 14
- strong
- strong
- TigerMangoLotus54
- weak
- 7
- has a name or year
- in your head
- 4
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 8
- 17
- 3
- weak
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Rain-Brick-Kite53
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 4
- has a name or year
- emojis
- 3
- strong
- RiverMangoWheel16
- Chai!Tiger!Hill47
- 17
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- kite_bell_chai_46
- PondRiverNeem79
- 4
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- BoatSandWheel20
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