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 “Meera2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum.Bell.Tiger85 (b) neemkiteferndrum
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger#Dust#Wheel51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 “Qwerty@Wheel14” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampvinewheel69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellmangoboatleaf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 Is “Iloveyou-Rain82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold@Ship@2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Pond78 (b) hill_seed_tent_10
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonferndrumkite” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “Hill@71” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldrainfrogwolf (b) Brick-Seed-Lake18
- 13.🔐 “Seed@Wolf@2015” 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
- 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 15.🔐 Is “FernBoatLotus66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “Tara@Lotus@70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai!Pond!Lotus65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “cloudrainbrickneem” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “lampshipplum62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillShipSand56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai@Cloud@2009 (b) gold.boat.toast.73
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelshipbrick80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou#Mango86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastFernChai41 (b) Vine@58
- 26.🔐 “vinehillplum84” 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
- 27.🔐 “plumsandvine45” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold#lotus#frog#11 (b) Tara-Pearl-30
- 29.🔐 “Nisha@Ship@88” 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
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlBoatDust19 (b) Leaf-85
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “corn_tiger_chai_70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 34.🔐 Is “NestChaiTent26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 “Kite!Brick!2009” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 36.🔐 Is “Leaf!Pond!Rain36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Ananya@Gold@89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “Hill#Plum#2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship-neem-nest-17 (b) Rain.49
- 40.🔐 “dusthillcloudfern” 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
Answer key
- 9
- Drum.Bell.Tiger85
- 18
- has a common word
- 2
- 1
- weak
- 14
- hill_seed_tent_10
- 1
- shorter than 12
- Brick-Seed-Lake18
- has a name or year
- risky
- strong
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 3
- 3
- gold.boat.toast.73
- 2
- 4
- ToastFernChai41
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- gold#lotus#frog#11
- has a name or year
- 3
- PearlBoatDust19
- 18
- others can guess it
- strong
- has a name or year
- strong
- weak
- weak
- ship-neem-nest-17
- fewer than 3 kinds
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