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.🔐 “Password!Neem48” 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
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) lotus#lamp#fern#14
- 3.🔐 “Password#Hill28” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “iloveyou11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “bellchaishellleaf” 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
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Mango!86 (b) Pond_Bell_Vine34
- 7.🔐 Is “welcome41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔐 Is “Cloud.40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “chaipearlcorn55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “fernriverbellsand”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipShellDust18 (b) Ishaan2014
- 12.🔐 Is “Tara2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha!Corn!58 (b) Boat-Ship-Vine58
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein86 (b) LeafLotusSeed18
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brickvineleafwolf (b) brick@lake@chai@12
- 16.🔐 Is “Meera2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2014 (b) lotus_sand_pond_37
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumbrickchaiboat (b) Cloud#Plum#Kite49
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumsandkitebrick (b) Rain#Brick#Leaf19
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “kitelampsandtent”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “ship_plum_rain_31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud.Mango.2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “SandMangoKite68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondmoondust84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “Qwerty#Bell41” 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
- 26.🔐 “Iloveyou!Shell33” 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp-Toast-River71 (b) Password-Ship61
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rain-river-boat-86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand!47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brick!drum!kite!11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Rohan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vine#Kite#Moon77 (b) Lake.Tiger.2011
- 34.🔐 Is “GoldShellBrick62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoTigerPlum61 (b) Leaf@Lamp@2009
- 36.🔐 Is “Welcome@Seed57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🗝️ 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
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “moon-leaf-mango-81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BoatShellToast77 (b) Vihaan2010
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “WheelLotusSand51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- has a common word
- lotus#lamp#fern#14
- has a common word
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Pond_Bell_Vine34
- weak
- weak
- 15
- 17
- ShipShellDust18
- weak
- Boat-Ship-Vine58
- LeafLotusSeed18
- brick@lake@chai@12
- weak
- lotus_sand_pond_37
- Cloud#Plum#Kite49
- Rain#Brick#Leaf19
- 16
- 17
- 16
- strong
- 2
- has a common word
- has a common word
- Lamp-Toast-River71
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- weak
- Vine#Kite#Moon77
- strong
- MangoTigerPlum61
- weak
- in your head
- 18
- BoatShellToast77
- 16
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