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 kinds of characters does “Diya_Chai_17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudmoondustshell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fernrainseedlotus (b) bell.cloud.wolf.70
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya.Corn.41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “Mango.Boat.2009” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “password41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Drum.Pond.Tiger43 (b) Saanvi2016
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell!Leaf!2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 12.🔐 “wheelnestlotuscorn” 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
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlGoldWolf21 (b) Saanvi-Ship-71
- 14.🔐 “Wheel#21” 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
- 15.🔐 Is “Qwerty_Dust21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “riverpondrain12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password51 (b) RiverRainMoon15
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfseedriverneem” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “Pearl.Lotus.Tiger41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentpondlamp32 (b) NestKitePond55
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tiger!Rain!Lamp69 (b) Tiger-Fern-2017
- 22.🔐 “Meera#Toast#45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein#Moon68 (b) LampLotusSand36
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “corn-toast-neem-81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) risky (c) smart (d) required
- 26.🔐 Is “Nest!Boat!Lamp67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 “Tiger!56” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ferndustseedlotus” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai#Frog#Kite37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoChaiNeem55 (b) Welcome#Bell53
- 31.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 32.🔐 “sandbrickwolf24” 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
- 33.🔐 Is “tiger@moon@corn@34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern-brick-lotus-10 (b) Wolf-75
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed@Bell@2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “bell@chai@lamp@41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl@Gold@2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) river#kite#plum#22 (b) leafmangogold85
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ship.toast.cloud.53 (b) Password.Lamp41
- 40.🔐 Is “Tara2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 4
- 18
- 9
- bell.cloud.wolf.70
- 8
- 12
- has a name or year
- 10
- Drum.Pond.Tiger43
- 4
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- PearlGoldWolf21
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 2
- RiverRainMoon15
- 1
- strong
- NestKitePond55
- Tiger!Rain!Lamp69
- has a name or year
- LampLotusSand36
- 18
- risky
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 1
- 16
- MangoChaiNeem55
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- fern-brick-lotus-10
- 14
- strong
- 4
- river#kite#plum#22
- ship.toast.cloud.53
- weak
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