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.🔐 “Aarav#Pearl#59” 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
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “nest_lotus_rain_20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2011 (b) BrickLakeCloud43
- 4.🔐 “Letmein.Mango13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 6.🔐 Is “MoonLotusCloud22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Cloud!Tiger!Rain23 (b) lakewheeltoastdust
- 8.🔐 “Cloud_13” 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
- 9.🗝️ 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
- 10.🔐 Is “Vihaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotusfernnestlake” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Is “Frog.Ship.2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 Is “Ship.17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillLotusLeaf20 (b) Qwerty.Kite32
- 15.🔐 “Pond-57” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastShipWolf84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumpearlvine21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “Ishaan#Ship#84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp!31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shell#tiger#lake#49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “seed_lamp_tiger_60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Is “Pond_Leaf_Wheel62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Password#Chai64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Is “Pond@Drum@Mango62” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Is “toastriverrain69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon.Ship.2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Is “Seed#Brick#Tent15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 “Brick_Vine_2011” 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
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “corndrumlotusboat”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 “Chai.70” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake.Nest.Bell77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 “Wolf!Moon!2012” 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
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shellmangotigerwolf (b) Lake#Drum#River40
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus!neem!pearl!40 (b) tigerdustgoldmango
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara2016 (b) Ship-Brick-Moon21
- 37.🔐 “vinecornlake46” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 38.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 39.🔐 Is “hill_pond_river_28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Is “Rain-Leaf-Bell89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- has a name or year
- 18
- BrickLakeCloud43
- has a common word
- emojis
- strong
- Cloud!Tiger!Rain23
- shorter than 12
- in your head
- weak
- 1
- weak
- weak
- HillLotusLeaf20
- shorter than 12
- 15
- 2
- weak
- 7
- 3
- 18
- strong
- weak
- strong
- weak
- 4
- strong
- has a name or year
- 17
- shorter than 12
- 4
- has a name or year
- Lake#Drum#River40
- lotus!neem!pearl!40
- 10
- Ship-Brick-Moon21
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- strong
- strong
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