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 “CloudSeedBell54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “seed_pearl_toast_30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 Is “River-16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 “Letmein@Shell30” 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
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tentcloudmangorain (b) Vine_Drum_Toast42
- 7.🔐 “Aarav@Cloud@32” 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
- 8.🔐 “Lamp.53” 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
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus_drum_bell_87 (b) Iloveyou#Tent43
- 11.🔐 “brickleafnest64” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 12.🔐 Is “PondHillVine27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou_Drum84 (b) ShellPlumLamp87
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nest-toast-gold-49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 “Tara#Lake#27” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 16.🔐 Is “brickdustfroglotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Password!Drum60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell.34 (b) WolfChaiMoon31
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustrivermoonlamp” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pearlcloudsandboat” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed#53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem.Lamp.Hill60 (b) Arjun-Rain-82
- 23.🔐 Is “Letmein.Lake19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellshipvinetiger” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “Lake-Pearl-Fern16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShellDrumChai85 (b) Hill-10
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Corn-Drum-2017 (b) LakeDrumPearl66
- 28.🔐 “Mango_Brick_2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin!Wheel50” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent.Gold.2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “Password!Seed21” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “password31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 “Kabir@Corn@58” 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
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin-Cloud49”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem@bell@lotus@59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “mango@lake@toast@60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou@Pearl73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Boat-Corn-Sand73 (b) Qwerty!Plum18
- 39.🔐 Is “MangoChaiHill70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 “cornfernship49” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
Answer key
- 3
- 12
- 19
- weak
- has a common word
- Vine_Drum_Toast42
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- risky
- lotus_drum_bell_87
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- ShellPlumLamp87
- 3
- has a name or year
- weak
- 15
- WolfChaiMoon31
- 1
- 1
- 4
- Neem.Lamp.Hill60
- weak
- 1
- strong
- ShellDrumChai85
- LakeDrumPearl66
- has a name or year
- 4
- 4
- has a common word
- 10
- has a name or year
- 13
- 3
- strong
- 16
- Boat-Corn-Sand73
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
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