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) River#Neem#2012 (b) bell@ship@toast@16
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pondtentkitetiger” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “Leaf!Frog!Rain84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.River68 (b) River!Gold!Lake73
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@Frog@Tent84 (b) neemlampleaflotus
- 6.🔐 “Pond_84” 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
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou_Corn40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemwolfboatriver (b) DrumLampLotus21
- 9.🔐 “Arjun_Moon_60” 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
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan_Wolf_31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin77 (b) NeemHillTiger40
- 12.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 13.🔐 “nestvineshipsand” 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
- 14.🔐 “Admin@Neem79” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent#Leaf#Lamp61” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “wolftigerdrum55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) risky (d) safe
- 18.🔐 “Tiger!Lotus!2014” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2014 (b) Mango@Lotus@Plum72
- 20.🔐 Is “pond#hill#rain#57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud.Lamp.Nest71 (b) Saanvi!Sand!49
- 22.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast_Wolf_2010 (b) Sand@Lotus@Drum40
- 24.🔐 Is “Bell!Shell!Cloud21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillDrumRiver84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “admin42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River.56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog-Mango-2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty61 (b) BrickGoldNeem16
- 32.🔐 Is “Fern@Wheel@Dust83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “toastfrogpearl33” 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
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wheel!62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern@Mango@2008 (b) Frog-Leaf-Boat65
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya!Chai!55 (b) kite-chai-gold-19
- 37.🔐 Is “Mango-Hill-2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “Hill!48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “nestdrumboatcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan.Brick.28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- bell@ship@toast@16
- 1
- strong
- River!Gold!Lake73
- Dust@Frog@Tent84
- shorter than 12
- 4
- DrumLampLotus21
- has a name or year
- 14
- NeemHillTiger40
- 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- 4
- weak
- risky
- has a name or year
- Mango@Lotus@Plum72
- strong
- Cloud.Lamp.Nest71
- in your head
- Sand@Lotus@Drum40
- strong
- 3
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 4
- emojis
- BrickGoldNeem16
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- Frog-Leaf-Boat65
- kite-chai-gold-19
- weak
- weak
- weak
- 4
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