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 “boat#vine#lotus#52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “GoldSandShell60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaifrogkitemango (b) mango.pond.lamp.61
- 4.🔐 “Arjun-Pond-28” 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
- 5.🔐 “shelllakesandtiger” 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
- 6.🔐 “Ishaan@Brick@87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 7.🔐 Is “Arjun2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud#Moon#2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “admin33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest.Tiger.Lotus66 (b) lamptentwheel52
- 11.🔐 Is “LakeLotusBrick42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River_Neem_Pearl72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2011 (b) pond.rain.cloud.47
- 14.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 15.🔐 Is “vinebellpearl89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 “moonsandbell44” 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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 “Lamp_25” 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
- 20.🔐 “Tiger!Cloud!2018” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “tent.plum.lamp.50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 23.🔐 Is “Cloud#Lake#2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mango.toast.gold.40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Wolf@Fern@2011” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Meera2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “MangoWolfCorn49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River_21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hill.sand.gold.66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf-86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 32.🔐 “Saanvi!Pearl!70” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “dustkitelotus80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “Lamp#Sand#Bell74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 “Tiger.32” 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.🔐 Is “leaf#hill#ship#68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty.Wolf68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome.Shell50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 “hillfroglotusbell” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya-Corn-41 (b) VineRiverPlum56
Answer key
- 18
- 3
- mango.pond.lamp.61
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- weak
- 15
- weak
- Nest.Tiger.Lotus66
- strong
- 4
- pond.rain.cloud.47
- in your head
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- 3
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- strong
- risky
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- weak
- strong
- 4
- 3
- 7
- 3
- has a name or year
- 15
- strong
- shorter than 12
- strong
- 13
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- VineRiverPlum56
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