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.🔐 Is “Rohan_Mango_53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 “tigerdrumshellbrick” 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
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Vine23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome_Nest22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Is “Ananya_Wolf_37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “Cloud-Lamp-2018” 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
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lake.shell.pond.60 (b) letmein41
- 9.🔐 Is “Chai-Leaf-Pearl16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampboatcloud48 (b) PlumFrogLamp60
- 11.🔐 “neemchaibrick75” 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
- 12.🔐 Is “bricktoastdrumhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 12
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan!Fern!58 (b) Lamp.Tiger.Bell11
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 16.🔐 Is “bell.river.boat.47” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toastlotusgoldshell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) in a class chat (c) on your notebook cover (d) on a sticky note
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “moon_vine_lamp_58”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 “Cloud_83” 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
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine-lamp-chai-18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “NeemKiteMango59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud-Sand-Dust61 (b) neemtigerpond72
- 25.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 26.🔐 “Plum@Hill@2010” 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
- 27.🔐 Is “Ishaan!Kite!86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Is “Drum_Kite_Neem18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein53 (b) HillNeemNest13
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel_Leaf_2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “Wolf.Corn.Plum82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “Nest.Chai.Toast17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigershellcloud69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf@Wheel@Lake22 (b) Neem!Toast!2017
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin-Tent44 (b) GoldChaiTent45
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “lakeriverleaf19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Boat-Bell-Mango68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nestvinebrickship (b) wolf-kite-mango-62
- 40.🔐 Is “LampWheelPlum49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- 14
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- lake.shell.pond.60
- strong
- PlumFrogLamp60
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 12
- Lamp.Tiger.Bell11
- emojis
- strong
- 1
- in your head
- 2
- 17
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 15
- Cloud-Sand-Dust61
- 3
- has a name or year
- weak
- strong
- HillNeemNest13
- 4
- strong
- 3
- strong
- 2
- Wolf@Wheel@Lake22
- GoldChaiTent45
- 15
- 4
- wolf-kite-mango-62
- strong
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