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 “Rohan2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell-vine-gold-30 (b) Vihaan#Kite#30
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password25 (b) Moon.Pond.Shell46
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav@Bell@66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 “Tara!Dust!81” 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
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seed#wolf#toast#66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “neem.mango.river.40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickShipRain83 (b) Aarav2013
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus_Lamp_Toast76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rainriverlakefern” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustwolfvinetent” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 “Password#Wheel67” 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
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast@chai@tiger@66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 “Hill@Pearl@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
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mango#river#shell#87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandvineshellmoon (b) Chai_Hill_Neem58
- 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shell.seed.dust.21 (b) Ishaan2013
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “lampwheelcorn19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust#vine#neem#18 (b) fernshipdrumlotus
- 23.🔐 Is “Leaf@Boat@Seed89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlWheelRiver77 (b) Ananya2015
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipNeemRain74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “Lake_Frog_2014” 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.🔐 “Nisha!Dust!33” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan!Plum!35” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “vine-tent-wheel-27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 Is “nestmangorainwolf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 “chaicornrivertent” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty@Shell46 (b) KiteSeedRain73
- 33.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on a sticky note (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 34.🔐 “ferndrumneemwolf” 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
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Welcome.Leaf14 (b) River.Neem.Pearl36
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “brickcorncloud33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “lotusrainwheel43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 “riverchaiseedtiger” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 39.🔐 Is “Sand@Lotus@Lamp31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Mango19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- weak
- shell-vine-gold-30
- 3
- Moon.Pond.Shell46
- 13
- has a name or year
- 3
- 19
- BrickShipRain83
- emojis
- 4
- 1
- 1
- has a common word
- 3
- has a name or year
- 3
- Chai_Hill_Neem58
- risky
- shell.seed.dust.21
- 15
- dust#vine#neem#18
- strong
- PearlWheelRiver77
- 14
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 4
- 3
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- KiteSeedRain73
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- River.Neem.Pearl36
- 16
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 15
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