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 password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast_Lotus_Wolf33 (b) Rohan2014
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2010 (b) Drum#Bell#Chai68
- 3.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 4.🔐 “lakekitenest19” 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
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Toast-47 (b) Cloud#Kite#Lamp89
- 6.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) it has symbols
- 7.🔐 Is “frogcorntentbell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “belltentshell63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Nisha.Dust.70” 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
- 10.🔐 Is “Gold-Pearl-Plum77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog@26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum_brick_plum_67 (b) Nest#61
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem#Lamp#Vine72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatTentKite11 (b) Aarav@Fern@21
- 16.🔐 “Saanvi@Plum@55” 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
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 “Tara_Chai_83” 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
- 19.🔐 “Sand@59” 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RainBellRiver85 (b) Drum@22
- 21.🔐 Is “ShellFrogTiger50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou@Cloud19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem-Vine-Leaf22 (b) Rohan2018
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 26.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
- 27.🔐 “Lotus_58” 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
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “PlumVineBrick10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Rohan.Lotus.59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 “Ishaan!Hill!79” 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
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell-44”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “Vihaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Is “Nisha_Plum_89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “ship@chai@lotus@30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “tigersandnestrain” 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
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine!Fern!Boat47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “VineToastMoon66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “Ananya_Nest_58” 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
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password!Nest47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust-Wheel-2014 (b) Tiger#Nest#Fern61
Answer key
- Toast_Lotus_Wolf33
- Drum#Bell#Chai68
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Cloud#Kite#Lamp89
- others can guess it
- weak
- 15
- has a name or year
- strong
- risky
- 7
- drum_brick_plum_67
- 4
- BoatTentKite11
- has a name or year
- 10
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- RainBellRiver85
- strong
- 4
- Neem-Vine-Leaf22
- 9
- emojis
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 15
- weak
- has a name or year
- 8
- weak
- weak
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- strong
- has a name or year
- 4
- Tiger#Nest#Fern61
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