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.🔐 “Neem#84” 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
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon.Neem.Rain20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi-Cloud-75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “admin78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “qwerty17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 Is “kite-brick-fern-39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) emojis
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast#24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “moonlakemangopond” 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
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus.Frog.Tiger50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelDustCloud18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “rainmoonlampsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 “Tara-Lotus-44” 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.🔐 “frogmoonmangotent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 19.🔐 “Iloveyou!Kite43” 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
- 20.🔐 Is “Lamp#Toast#Hill49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “plumkitewheelboat”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “Chai-81” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BellRainGold50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “MangoCloudRiver37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerMoonPearl53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “lotusvinedrumwheel” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2017 (b) ChaiMoonCloud75
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerneemsand59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiKiteBoat49 (b) Welcome-Toast68
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_Tiger_Gold59 (b) Welcome-Pearl52
- 31.🔐 “wolfshippond19” 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
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “cloud.wolf.tiger.71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlMangoGold33 (b) Corn.24
- 34.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 35.🔐 “Arjun!Sand!19” 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
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus!75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill!83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hillsandbrick21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondDrumMoon21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “Mango.64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- shorter than 12
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 15
- weak
- weak
- strong
- emojis
- 8
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 10
- 4
- 7
- 3
- weak
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- strong
- 17
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 17
- 16
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ChaiMoonCloud75
- 2
- ChaiKiteBoat49
- Plum_Tiger_Gold59
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 19
- PearlMangoGold33
- others can guess it
- has a name or year
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 3
- weak
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