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 “fernbrickneem22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 “Iloveyou@Wheel22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 3.🔐 “chaibrickriverwolf” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “moonlamptigerfern”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SeedBellDrum55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand.Frog.Neem43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “shiplotusboat41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 “Vine@Chai@2013” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 11.🔐 Is “moon@fern@mango@27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein-Leaf37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Is “Neem_20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 16.🔐 Is “RiverMangoRain80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Shell-Rain53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “Lamp@41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Is “Tara2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Is “neemtigerseed20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “Ananya2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun-Rain-28 (b) Chai.Pond.Tiger85
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastLeafFrog77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera-Ship-40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “corn#sand#moon#30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum-nest-brick-31 (b) Saanvi2013
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Neem15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemMangoBell26 (b) Moon@Wolf@2009
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem.Dust.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav#River#82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastbrickchairain (b) boat!tiger!plum!10
- 33.🔐 Is “Qwerty#Neem31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 “rainshellpearl56” 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
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome!Ship89 (b) ShellTentBell30
- 36.🔐 “Bell_Tent_2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vinelakewolffern (b) leaf_bell_pond_31
- 38.🔐 Is “Saanvi@Lotus@35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “river.lamp.tiger.71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “Wolf-Bell-2008” 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
Answer key
- 15
- has a common word
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- emojis
- 17
- 3
- 4
- weak
- has a name or year
- strong
- 3
- 4
- weak
- others can guess it
- strong
- 4
- weak
- weak
- weak
- weak
- Chai.Pond.Tiger85
- 15
- 4
- strong
- drum-nest-brick-31
- 15
- NeemMangoBell26
- 14
- 4
- 2
- boat!tiger!plum!10
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ShellTentBell30
- has a name or year
- leaf_bell_pond_31
- weak
- strong
- has a name or year
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