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.🔐 Is “LotusVineWheel14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “drumcloudshellwheel”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 “Admin.Drum18” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 4.🔐 Is “Diya_Rain_29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WheelDustTent58 (b) vinewolfboatbell
- 7.🔐 Is “plumpearlkite32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf@57 (b) Fern.Corn.River63
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Pearl79 (b) mango.lamp.cloud.70
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river.lotus.tiger.13 (b) Neem_Tiger_2013
- 11.🔐 Is “Aarav2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Is “wolf!leaf!dust!38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 “Password_Hill50” 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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FernVinePlum47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger.Sand.Vine29 (b) wheelleafcornlamp
- 16.🔐 Is “kite@shell@seed@85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “toastraincloud86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔐 Is “dust_lotus_chai_40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 21.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 22.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf-tent-gold-32 (b) Arjun#Tiger#18
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest-Wolf-Mango50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango-21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest.Ship.Plum21 (b) Tiger.42
- 27.🔐 Is “welcome28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi-Brick-53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango@Tent@Drum83 (b) Vine-88
- 30.🔐 Is “TentSeedMango23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Diya2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “WheelMangoWolf68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “password68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “Welcome-Kite10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “Vine!Mango!Pearl24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Corn-43 (b) LakeLotusBell22
- 38.🔐 Is “plumkitefrogneem” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl.bell.wheel.62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6
Answer key
- strong
- 19
- has a common word
- weak
- 3
- WheelDustTent58
- weak
- Fern.Corn.River63
- mango.lamp.cloud.70
- river.lotus.tiger.13
- weak
- strong
- has a common word
- 3
- Tiger.Sand.Vine29
- strong
- 3
- 16
- strong
- risky
- in your head
- emojis
- wolf-tent-gold-32
- 4
- 8
- Nest.Ship.Plum21
- weak
- 4
- Mango@Tent@Drum83
- strong
- 2
- weak
- strong
- 10
- weak
- strong
- LakeLotusBell22
- weak
- 19
- 12
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