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) wheelgoldbell47 (b) wolf!chai!wheel!54
- 2.🔐 Is “letmein40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera!Moon!35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite_corn_lotus_10 (b) hillnestdustdrum
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ferncornneem37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “fernnestneem50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 10.🔐 “Vine.Shell.2015” 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
- 11.🔐 “Letmein_Bell14” 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
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) smart (d) safe
- 13.🔐 Is “Ananya2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Is “LampDrumPearl49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “LakePearlTiger55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Is “Nest!23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya@Corn@48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern#Chai#Seed80 (b) Pond.Boat.2011
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed-Neem-Gold13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2015 (b) Brick_Bell_Nest17
- 21.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 22.🔐 Is “Saanvi2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔐 Is “Nisha@Chai@74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password50 (b) Frog#Pearl#Brick47
- 25.🔐 Is “ToastHillFern41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 “cloudmoonbrickwolf” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Chai#Tiger#Seed76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog!seed!bell!12 (b) shellsandhilltent
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi_Vine_88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “letmein22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus.cloud.boat.32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampshipplumfern (b) Vine#Wolf#Kite32
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “chai#pond#cloud#22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “tentnestfernpond” 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
- 35.🔐 Is “Lake_55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Is “ship.lotus.dust.35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 “Drum@44” 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
- 39.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 40.🔐 “toastnestlotus46” 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
Answer key
- wolf!chai!wheel!54
- weak
- 3
- 13
- kite_corn_lotus_10
- 2
- emojis
- 14
- 3
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- risky
- weak
- strong
- 16
- weak
- 4
- Fern#Chai#Seed80
- 16
- Brick_Bell_Nest17
- in your head
- weak
- weak
- Frog#Pearl#Brick47
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- frog!seed!bell!12
- 4
- weak
- 3
- Vine#Wolf#Kite32
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 2
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
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