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-lotus-mango-58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “shelllotusdustlamp”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern@Cloud@2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “qwerty47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav-Leaf-17 (b) CloudRainNeem20
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine!Cloud!Leaf40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “shiprainpondneem”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi.Moon.54 (b) Toast.Seed.Lake39
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed#82 (b) WheelDrumLake82
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat#River#Neem37 (b) qwerty66
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “WheelLakeRain29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brick#boat#bell#13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Is “Plum@Leaf@2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔐 “neemgoldtenttiger” 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
- 16.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelpearlboat89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “tiger-mango-lamp-87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Brick#10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Gold!Neem69 (b) mangomoonleafcorn
- 21.🔐 Is “Welcome.Lotus36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent-Wolf-Lamp49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Iloveyou!Fern54” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine@Shell@2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya.Wheel.21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger!River!Wheel78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestTentToast31 (b) admin46
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum#Shell#Dust72 (b) letmein33
- 30.🔐 Is “goldwolftoastplum” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Pond82”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) risky (d) required
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou18 (b) corn_bell_hill_32
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus@tiger@boat@61 (b) Welcome!Lotus58
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 “Toast#48” 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
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill_87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Is “Hill-Tiger-Chai47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Wheel-Pearl-2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Iloveyou_Tiger28” 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
Answer key
- 19
- 18
- 4
- weak
- CloudRainNeem20
- 4
- 16
- Toast.Seed.Lake39
- WheelDrumLake82
- Boat#River#Neem37
- 3
- emojis
- 3
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- 16
- 19
- 4
- Chai!Gold!Neem69
- weak
- 4
- has a common word
- 4
- 15
- 19
- NestTentToast31
- 3
- Drum#Shell#Dust72
- weak
- 12
- risky
- corn_bell_hill_32
- lotus@tiger@boat@61
- 2
- shorter than 12
- 7
- strong
- 16
- has a common word
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