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) Mango_Pearl_Tiger29 (b) Ananya!Bell!40
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Lotus-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 “Tiger!88” 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
- 4.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine.Brick.Tent89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fernseedbell31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverMoonNeem68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai@66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “tigerdustleaf62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango!Vine!Moon12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 “Seed!Corn!2012” 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
- 13.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) it is too long
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “Nisha!Kite!13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 17.🔐 “Rohan!Drum!49” 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
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelNeemPond75 (b) Ananya@Bell@47
- 19.🔐 Is “goldchailakewolf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 “Lake@Hill@2016” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 21.🔐 Is “password86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin_Fern22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand.Lotus.Cloud25 (b) Diya!Mango!70
- 24.🔐 Is “tent.neem.leaf.70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔐 Is “Drum_Neem_Ship40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Hill_Drum_Frog26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2018 (b) KiteShellPlum21
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein!Pearl19 (b) BoatMangoTiger75
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainVineCloud74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Lamp.Wolf.2017” 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
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain@56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus.Corn.2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Cloud#74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara_Boat_59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast!Lotus!2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite!Lamp!Corn47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “nest@cloud@seed@81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Is “Nest.Leaf.Brick26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “admin23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- Mango_Pearl_Tiger29
- 15
- shorter than 12
- risky
- 17
- 12
- 2
- 15
- 7
- weak
- 17
- has a name or year
- others can guess it
- 9
- weak
- emojis
- has a name or year
- WheelNeemPond75
- weak
- has a name or year
- weak
- 4
- Sand.Lotus.Cloud25
- strong
- strong
- 4
- KiteShellPlum21
- BoatMangoTiger75
- 3
- has a name or year
- 7
- 15
- weak
- 4
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 18
- strong
- weak
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