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.🔐 “Chai-Tiger-2011” 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
- 2.🔐 “Ishaan#Seed#82” 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
- 3.🔐 Is “kite-sand-tiger-66” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 5.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
- 6.🔐 Is “Tara2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “neemfrogkite63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) gold_brick_plum_12 (b) mangotoastlotussand
- 9.🔐 Is “Meera.Wheel.73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 “Neem-Bell-2009” 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
- 12.🔐 Is “Seed.Nest.2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum@Rain@Ship56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem@wheel@nest@74 (b) Tiger_10
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav!Tiger!59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum_Plum_Hill78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_28 (b) Cloud#Lotus#Dust75
- 19.🔐 “riverleafseed47” 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
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “lamptigerbell47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password#Neem13” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “dustkiteboat17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 23.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent@drum@chai@44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “boat_pond_vine_15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite_Dust_2010 (b) toast.dust.mango.78
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampSandShip43 (b) vinewolffrogpond
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Dust@Leaf@Neem18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 Is “lotus_kite_moon_10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Is “Drum!87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 Is “Welcome#Chai38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus!pond!kite!33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 “goldfrogpearl46” 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
- 35.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon-Pearl-Drum61”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “Aarav#Mango#70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “kite_rain_wolf_81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2013 (b) shell!hill!nest!67
- 40.🔐 “Lamp.Vine.2013” 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
Answer key
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- strong
- 12
- others can guess it
- weak
- 14
- gold_brick_plum_12
- weak
- 2
- has a name or year
- weak
- 4
- neem@wheel@nest@74
- 14
- 3
- 4
- Cloud#Lotus#Dust75
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- 3
- strong
- toast.dust.mango.78
- LampSandShip43
- 9
- strong
- strong
- weak
- weak
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- 17
- weak
- strong
- shell!hill!nest!67
- has a name or year
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