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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2011 (b) Lotus_Dust_Kite17
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “PondTigerShip17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2012 (b) Lotus_Ship_Wheel54
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite-18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum_Seed_Mango27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 “wheelshellhillmango” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “ChaiMangoRiver72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Toast.Drum.2009” 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
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel-vine-lamp-88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “Moon!29” 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
- 12.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it has symbols (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold_Drum_Rain30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem!Kite!2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin85 (b) CloudLotusToast69
- 16.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty.Wolf83 (b) Vine.Seed.Leaf24
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 “Wheel#Kite#2009” 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellKiteWolf86 (b) admin19
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “lampdustneem21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) LampKiteWolf11
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon#28 (b) FernLakeToast28
- 24.🔐 Is “Letmein!Kite10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password-Pond75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl!55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kitemoonbell78” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 29.🔐 “wolfcloudpond32” 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
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem_63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 32.🔐 Is “Lamp@Neem@Tent24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite.Pond.2016 (b) Hill#Cloud#Drum84
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShipVineWolf80 (b) Diya2009
- 35.🔐 Is “Moon.Rain.Kite76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔐 “tigerseedneemgold” 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
- 37.🔐 “Rohan.Cloud.21” 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
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel_Chai_Kite24 (b) River-Ship-2011
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “NestRiverBrick30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- Lotus_Dust_Kite17
- 3
- strong
- Lotus_Ship_Wheel54
- 4
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 16
- has a name or year
- 18
- shorter than 12
- others can guess it
- 4
- 14
- CloudLotusToast69
- 12
- Vine.Seed.Leaf24
- 2
- has a name or year
- BellKiteWolf86
- 14
- LampKiteWolf11
- FernLakeToast28
- weak
- 4
- 8
- 2
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 7
- in your head
- strong
- Hill#Cloud#Drum84
- ShipVineWolf80
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- Wheel_Chai_Kite24
- 16
- 3
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