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 “Diya2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 3.🔐 “kitewolfpondchai” 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.🔐 “Ananya.Hill.73” 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
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “HillSandMoon83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “NestLotusRiver26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Is “Neem.79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem@gold@rain@26 (b) tigerlampgoldplum
- 10.🔐 “laketentkitemango” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “WheelGoldShip47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Password!Seed60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “WheelVinePearl59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_Dust_2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frogcloudlake62 (b) Bell@Leaf@Tent30
- 16.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 17.🔐 “Ishaan-Tiger-46” 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
- 18.🔐 Is “Admin-Ship20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Is “letmein25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Is “TigerSandSeed79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Is “moon@boat@river@71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “ShellWheelPlum30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “Toast!River!2018” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin.Kite85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun-Rain-45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shiptigerchai79 (b) wolf#lamp#plum#10
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloud@tiger@frog@26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Is “LeafNestTiger64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango-Tiger-Seed18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “Meera!Pond!39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “Nest#83” 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedLeafCloud54 (b) password75
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon!Hill!Lake60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl_13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Gold.Brick.2011” 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
- 36.🔐 “Rohan!Lotus!57” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 37.🔐 Is “wheelfrogcloud61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) required (d) safe
- 39.🔐 “Mango#Brick#2013” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 14
- emojis
- 16
- weak
- neem@gold@rain@26
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 15
- strong
- 4
- Bell@Leaf@Tent30
- 12
- has a name or year
- weak
- weak
- strong
- strong
- 16
- has a name or year
- 4
- 13
- wolf#lamp#plum#10
- 3
- strong
- 4
- weak
- shorter than 12
- SeedLeafCloud54
- 16
- 4
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- weak
- risky
- has a name or year
- 3
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