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 kinds of characters does “Admin_Seed77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya.Drum.17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 “Ananya@Lotus@20” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frogmangolake71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest.rain.shell.78 (b) plumshiplampkite
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem_Plum_2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome.Lamp52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
- 10.🔐 “Tiger_Lake_2015” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “sand!tent!river!18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite#Vine#2015 (b) MoonFernDrum25
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “password64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Ship-Brick-2012” 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
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed@River@2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “Shell_Wheel_Hill67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya.Moon.89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “fern!ship!rain!34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty#Pearl34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 23.🔐 Is “Saanvi2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya.Leaf.15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pond_seed_fern_30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “LampTigerKite13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 “Plum#86” 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
- 28.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 29.🔐 Is “CornSandSeed28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 Is “lotuswheelrainfrog” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus_Drum_2014 (b) WolfToastLotus42
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast.Chai.Pearl52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Wheel!Gold!2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “fern@sand@nest@78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “SeedVineToast56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Vine#19” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “letmein76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 “corncloudmango33” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “Vihaan@Ship@15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 “Welcome.Wheel55” 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
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- 4
- has a name or year
- 2
- nest.rain.shell.78
- 14
- 14
- risky
- has a name or year
- strong
- 2
- MoonFernDrum25
- 10
- has a name or year
- emojis
- 15
- strong
- 14
- 17
- 14
- 3
- weak
- 14
- 3
- 15
- shorter than 12
- 12
- strong
- weak
- WolfToastLotus42
- 4
- 15
- strong
- 3
- shorter than 12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- has a common word
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