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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neem#pond#mango#21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 “Lake-Ship-2009” 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
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein_Plum70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 “hillleafshipbell” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum-Wheel-Pearl20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill.Frog.Moon80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick#lake#bell#18 (b) Mango_Shell_2014
- 9.🔐 “Meera#Frog#63” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell-Bell-2008 (b) BrickKiteTent10
- 11.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Brick.Shell73 (b) qwerty37
- 14.🔐 “Nisha_Lake_23” 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
- 15.🔐 “Admin-Hill87” 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
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein@Neem16”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemchairainriver (b) Chai!Hill!Brick49
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “toastpondpearl25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera#Plum#89” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “plumlampship11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 “Tiger#Lotus#2008” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “tent.corn.brick.22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Toast.74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🔐 Is “Ishaan2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 “Welcome#Lake32” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Meera2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Sand@Kite@River31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Is “Plum-Tiger-Tent78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔐 “cornshipchaitoast” 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
- 30.🔐 “wheelbelldustmango” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango_lotus_corn_22 (b) Ishaan.Dust.41
- 32.🔐 “Diya@Neem@84” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty#Corn88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav!Ship!17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverShipFern60 (b) Sand!46
- 37.🔐 Is “Moon.Pearl.Neem80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2016” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Saanvi2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “nestdustwheel30” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
Answer key
- 3
- has a name or year
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- 4
- 16
- brick#lake#bell#18
- has a name or year
- BrickKiteTent10
- 3
- 2
- Leaf.Brick.Shell73
- has a name or year
- has a common word
- 14
- Chai!Hill!Brick49
- 16
- 4
- 14
- has a name or year
- strong
- weak
- weak
- has a common word
- weak
- 17
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- mango_lotus_corn_22
- has a name or year
- 4
- risky
- 13
- RiverShipFern60
- strong
- 3
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
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