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.🔐 “Ananya!Corn!70” 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
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ship#moon#lamp#21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “Wheel-12” 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
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) digits
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@Kite@Neem25 (b) Meera2016
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell@Pond@Nest37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2017 (b) Drum@Plum@Frog38
- 8.🔐 Is “RiverNestSeed82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakeshelllotus79 (b) Nest-Moon-Sand54
- 10.🔐 “drumshelllamprain” 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
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rain-74 (b) Bell#Cloud#Sand30
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfnestriverplum (b) Drum_Toast_Shell34
- 13.🔐 “Brick@Pearl@2011” 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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vinekitewheelplum” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Is “qwerty80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2011 (b) RiverTigerBrick76
- 17.🔐 Is “bell!cloud!boat!18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.Mango.2016 (b) vine@shell@kite@25
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl-River-2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rainbricklake12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Is “Hill#Boat#Sand26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 “Saanvi.Lamp.46” 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
- 24.🔐 Is “Sand_30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust.Leaf.Pond50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RainLeafWolf83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nest!cloud!lamp!22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “qwerty40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 “mangorainnest74” 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
- 32.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 33.🔐 “tentplumbrickdust” 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
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 35.🔐 “River#Fern#2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus_Rain_2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick.Tent.Hill77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Is “Kabir#Moon#35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick!Neem!2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein!Boat42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- has a name or year
- 3
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- Fern@Kite@Neem25
- 16
- Drum@Plum@Frog38
- strong
- Nest-Moon-Sand54
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Bell#Cloud#Sand30
- Drum_Toast_Shell34
- has a name or year
- 1
- weak
- RiverTigerBrick76
- strong
- 4
- vine@shell@kite@25
- 4
- 2
- strong
- has a name or year
- weak
- 16
- 12
- 3
- 9
- 3
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- has a name or year
- 4
- 17
- weak
- 4
- 14
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