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 “RainDustPond22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “chai!rain!vine!39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 “Brick@Leaf@2008” 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
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “NestDustShip17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “frogfernshipsand” 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
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome_Brick62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 11.🔐 Is “cloud.moon.nest.72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 “Tiger@Tent@2014” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 13.🔐 “Gold@76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 14.🔐 “Cloud@Kite@2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “hillshelltoast27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp#Moon#2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Is “River.Sand.Toast61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandkitegoldlotus (b) lotus@ship@wheel@64
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 21.🔐 “Welcome.Mango20” 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
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “shellnesttentchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship-Lamp-Hill52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteFrogTent71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon.Frog.Ship80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “Letmein_Drum33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 “Ishaan_River_32” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumSeedFern77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brick.lotus.shell.78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Chai@45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud.Bell.Hill20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast@Leaf@Cloud22 (b) welcome68
- 33.🔐 Is “Meera2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 Is “ToastSeedMoon29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 Is “sand-cloud-wheel-66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Is “Ishaan@Nest@34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seed_mango_neem_45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “Kite-Lake-2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hillmangopondfern (b) tiger!sand!shell!30
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MoonSeedCloud29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- strong
- 8
- strong
- has a name or year
- 14
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- 4
- in your head
- strong
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 16
- 4
- 10
- strong
- lotus@ship@wheel@64
- 3
- has a common word
- 17
- 4
- 14
- 16
- weak
- has a name or year
- 3
- 3
- shorter than 12
- 17
- Toast@Leaf@Cloud22
- weak
- strong
- strong
- weak
- 3
- weak
- tiger!sand!shell!30
- 3
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