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) Neem-Mango-Brick31 (b) Qwerty@Wheel12
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “SandKiteLake63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Hill_Toast_2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan!Neem!41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand!Bell!Mango19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “BellNestFern30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “frog-wolf-neem-51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “iloveyou54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Iloveyou.Neem16” 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
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#Lotus#2013 (b) pond#cloud#toast#23
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship_Wolf_Lamp88 (b) vinedustgoldcorn
- 12.🔐 “chaiwheeltoast61” 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
- 13.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 14.🔐 “Welcome.Pearl39” 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
- 15.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 16.🔐 “Sand!Hill!2016” 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
- 17.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it has symbols (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 18.🔐 “Nisha!Sand!68” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “lakeseedmoonbell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Is “rivervinelamplotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 “Saanvi-Pearl-62” 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
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest_pearl_corn_10 (b) Welcome@Lamp19
- 23.🔐 “tigerkitemango19” 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
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold_Pond_Seed78 (b) Vihaan@Pearl@80
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “seed.kite.boat.27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “frogshelltoasttent” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Is “tiger#brick#pearl#36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 29.🔐 Is “Welcome.Brick22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 “Password_Shell80” 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
- 31.🔐 “Pearl@70” 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
- 32.🔐 Is “Saanvi2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “Rohan2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Saanvi_Brick_69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipPearlShell72 (b) password86
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill.21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverChaiShip73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SandRainChai50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- Neem-Mango-Brick31
- 14
- weak
- 13
- 17
- strong
- strong
- 10
- has a common word
- pond#cloud#toast#23
- Ship_Wolf_Lamp88
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- has a common word
- 3
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- has a name or year
- 16
- weak
- has a name or year
- nest_pearl_corn_10
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Gold_Pond_Seed78
- 17
- weak
- strong
- emojis
- weak
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- weak
- weak
- 2
- weak
- in your head
- ShipPearlShell72
- 7
- 15
- 3
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