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 characters are in “Nest_Ship_Wolf29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan#Lamp#22 (b) lotus@sand@tent@77
- 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust#Chai#2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipChaiVine42 (b) mangogoldseed76
- 6.🔐 “Rohan#Leaf#28” 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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum-Corn-2008 (b) Rain#Mango#Shell63
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp.Leaf.Drum54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “Admin_Kite63” 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
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
- 13.🔐 “Iloveyou@Boat54” 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
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan-Wheel-42 (b) Neem_Lamp_Tiger56
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou#Tiger45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “mangoshellgoldrain” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “chaineemkitefrog” 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
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DrumSeedRiver44 (b) tentlampboat47
- 20.🔐 Is “rainlamplakemoon” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill.tiger.leaf.27 (b) Wheel_86
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog#bell#drum#66 (b) lampleafchaifrog
- 23.🔐 “Nisha_Tiger_83” 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
- 24.🔐 Is “TentDrumBoat34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Is “Kabir2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Boat-Lake-2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “mango!dust!wolf!30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem.bell.lamp.85 (b) Ishaan2011
- 30.🔐 “Iloveyou-Plum69” 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
- 31.🔐 Is “toast!chai!wheel!82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chaikitetentrain (b) ShipLampChai17
- 33.🔐 “Cloud!Wolf!2009” 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
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickVineWheel87 (b) Lamp@Brick@2008
- 35.🔐 Is “ShipVineRiver72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 Is “pondbellboat82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed#79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 “chaiwolfhillplum” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “Plum-Vine-Cloud25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya-Pearl-44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 16
- lotus@sand@tent@77
- emojis
- 14
- ShipChaiVine42
- has a name or year
- 3
- in your head
- Rain#Mango#Shell63
- 16
- has a common word
- risky
- has a common word
- Neem_Lamp_Tiger56
- 4
- 8
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- DrumSeedRiver44
- weak
- hill.tiger.leaf.27
- frog#bell#drum#66
- has a name or year
- strong
- weak
- 14
- strong
- 9
- neem.bell.lamp.85
- has a common word
- strong
- ShipLampChai17
- has a name or year
- BrickVineWheel87
- strong
- weak
- 7
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 4
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