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) RiverPearlFrog41 (b) Chai!Lotus!2010
- 2.🔐 Is “Lotus@Neem@Plum62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “rain#neem#lotus#48”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
- 6.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) risky (d) smart
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShellNestCorn69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud.Neem.Fern12 (b) Admin-Dust16
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha_Wheel_17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf_Wheel_2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lampsandlotus79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine.Tiger.Brick51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango.50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 “Letmein.Tiger71” 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.🔐 “Tent-River-2016” 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
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frog.tent.plum.74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumlakefrogseed (b) Gold#Ship#Wheel32
- 21.🔐 “Rohan-Shell-88” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 22.🔐 Is “NeemMoonFrog36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverCloudMoon57 (b) Saanvi2014
- 24.🔐 Is “lotusbellplum78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav!Kite!49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornToastPlum71 (b) toastdrumrainboat
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum!Rain!2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “frog!hill!moon!12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir@Wheel@46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl.wolf.dust.71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome@Corn39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “Iloveyou#Kite63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2016 (b) Lamp.Frog.Nest46
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Frog!Plum25 (b) tigerboattoast12
- 35.🔐 Is “Cloud#Corn#Brick81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “ShipNeemNest22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 “neemleafplumboat” 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
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger-38 (b) sand-cloud-rain-79
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl!shell!ship!10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “LakeCornMango72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- RiverPearlFrog41
- strong
- 18
- emojis
- 12
- risky
- 2
- 3
- Cloud.Neem.Fern12
- 14
- 15
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 8
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- 3
- Gold#Ship#Wheel32
- has a name or year
- strong
- RiverCloudMoon57
- weak
- 4
- CornToastPlum71
- 14
- strong
- 14
- 18
- 14
- weak
- Lamp.Frog.Nest46
- Chai!Frog!Plum25
- strong
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- sand-cloud-rain-79
- 19
- 15
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