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.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) required (d) smart
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitesandpond79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “toastdrummangobell” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “toast-nest-cloud-37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “FernDustSeed35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinefernsandbell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “lamp!sand!rain!46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 “Rohan-Drum-33” 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
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) symbols
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudBrickWolf21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust#34 (b) nest#river#ship#62
- 13.🔐 Is “toast@dust@tent@49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Is “Toast-85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔐 Is “LotusBrickKite73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai#Cloud#2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 “pondbellkitehill” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BrickNestHill80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome!Frog58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel.Brick.Pond14 (b) lampkiteriver37
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern_82 (b) Drum-Wheel-Tiger24
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell!Bell!Drum71” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast!Drum!2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “Iloveyou!Pond57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2013 (b) NestSandVine53
- 27.🔐 “tigerlampdustmoon” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 28.🔐 Is “frog_boat_fern_32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonfernfrogcorn” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell.79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan!Vine!33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir@Corn@48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 “Iloveyou#Drum89” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 34.🔐 Is “Mango@Kite@Wheel26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusmoonfrog68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2010 (b) Neem!Lamp!Hill29
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara-Tent-61 (b) Moon#Leaf#Frog16
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog-Pond-Wolf31” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustDrumFrog59 (b) Brick.70
- 40.🔐 Is “Shell!55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- risky
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 14
- 3
- 1
- strong
- has a name or year
- emojis
- 16
- nest#river#ship#62
- strong
- weak
- strong
- 9
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 14
- Wheel.Brick.Pond14
- Drum-Wheel-Tiger24
- 4
- 4
- weak
- NestSandVine53
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 13
- has a common word
- strong
- 15
- Neem!Lamp!Hill29
- Moon#Leaf#Frog16
- 4
- DustDrumFrog59
- weak
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