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 “DustNeemCorn66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “Letmein-Lamp51” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Is “HillPearlTiger16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell_plum_river_68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 “sandlampdrum56” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger_River_2008 (b) NeemTentNest88
- 8.🔐 Is “lake#tiger#bell#77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Gold55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 “shellvinelotus43” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_86 (b) ShellKiteRiver26
- 12.🔐 Is “qwerty80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Is “Kite!Rain!Wheel14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud#Mango#Pond22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumBellBrick35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boathillchai25 (b) Lotus-Hill-Drum24
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “Vihaan@Gold@67” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemTigerBoat38 (b) wheelrainleafvine
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentdustleafmoon (b) Nest.Seed.Lamp61
- 21.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 22.🔐 “Qwerty#Drum22” 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
- 23.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 24.🔐 Is “Corn#73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “LeafChaiBoat56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “NestWheelLake33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 “Aarav!Plum!25” 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
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellMangoTiger78 (b) dustdrumchaishell
- 30.🔐 “Diya@Rain@55” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger.34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “SandKiteNeem57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
- 34.🔐 Is “kitetentbell16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Vine!Chai!2017” 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
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “Hill!Boat!2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “RiverDrumChai83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 3
- has a common word
- 9
- strong
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- NeemTentNest88
- strong
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- ShellKiteRiver26
- weak
- strong
- 4
- 3
- Lotus-Hill-Drum24
- 3
- has a name or year
- NeemTigerBoat38
- Nest.Seed.Lamp61
- 3
- has a common word
- emojis
- weak
- 14
- 2
- 15
- has a name or year
- BellMangoTiger78
- has a name or year
- 4
- strong
- risky
- weak
- 2
- has a name or year
- 4
- weak
- 3
- strong
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