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 “Password#Seed80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 3.🔐 “Boat!Sand!2012” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “corn#wheel#boat#52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “Admin-Tiger65” 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
- 6.🔐 “Rain_11” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 7.🔐 Is “letmein89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 “vinecloudrain25” 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
- 9.🔐 “pearlboatdrum33” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password17 (b) SandWheelBrick73
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastmangodrum75 (b) drum@lamp@neem@64
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent-29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) in your head
- 15.🔐 “Ship_14” 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
- 16.🔐 “Sand#70” 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
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf#Neem#2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedlampboat81 (b) Bell#Toast#Nest38
- 20.🔐 Is “shellmooncloudmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) WolfMangoDust27 (b) Password-Lake38
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “rain#hill#vine#35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog!Toast!Drum50 (b) wheelleafferngold
- 25.🔐 Is “Admin-Shell61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 “Iloveyou_Ship49” 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
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl#Fern#2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “sandfrogpond78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan.Ship.30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “WheelKiteLake74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai.57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password22 (b) MangoBoatNeem63
- 34.🔐 “Meera.Mango.19” 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
- 35.🔐 “neemlakecorn78” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 36.🔐 Is “ToastMangoShip75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “fern.shell.drum.21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Is “RainWheelSand49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 “Wolf-50” 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
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2017 (b) Vine!Shell!Cloud81
Answer key
- 4
- risky
- has a name or year
- strong
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- SandWheelBrick73
- drum@lamp@neem@64
- 8
- 7
- in your head
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- 14
- 4
- Bell#Toast#Nest38
- weak
- WolfMangoDust27
- 9
- 17
- Frog!Toast!Drum50
- weak
- has a common word
- 15
- weak
- 14
- 3
- strong
- 4
- MangoBoatNeem63
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 18
- strong
- shorter than 12
- Vine!Shell!Cloud81
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