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.🔐 “toastplumcloud60” 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
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “PlumFernCorn60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Password-Pond35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin.Ship67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast@Vine@Pond88 (b) pearllotusriverwheel
- 6.🔐 “Qwerty.Sand36” 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
- 7.🔐 Is “Meera2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 Is “toast#gold#nest#77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “neemshellbricktiger”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus#Fern#2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “gold#boat#pearl#78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan2013 (b) WolfWheelSeed36
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin46 (b) Wolf!Dust!Drum16
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LeafDrumShip10 (b) tentcloudwolfbell
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “bellgoldlotusmango” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shiprainbrick41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem_Leaf_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Kabir!Corn!10” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “river_lake_corn_33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 “Iloveyou.Tiger19” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell-30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango.Cloud.Vine68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “rivervineshell53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold-Mango-Wolf18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
- 30.🔐 Is “Letmein_Sand12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “Hill#42” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 32.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold!Rain!2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “dustmangobrickcorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast!Moon!Shell29 (b) Rohan.Cloud.48
- 37.🔐 Is “leaf_dust_frog_58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2013 (b) brick!plum!tiger!14
- 39.🔐 Is “Drum@Fern@Lamp75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango@77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- weak
- 12
- Toast@Vine@Pond88
- has a common word
- weak
- strong
- 3
- 19
- 15
- 18
- WolfWheelSeed36
- Wolf!Dust!Drum16
- LeafDrumShip10
- 10
- weak
- 2
- 4
- has a name or year
- strong
- has a common word
- 4
- in your head
- 4
- 3
- 16
- 17
- risky
- weak
- shorter than 12
- emojis
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- Toast!Moon!Shell29
- strong
- brick!plum!tiger!14
- strong
- 8
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