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 characters are in “pondbelltoastleaf”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Seed@Moon@2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “pearl.lotus.kite.23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 “Ananya!Pearl!83” 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
- 5.🔐 Is “TentFrogDust29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password56 (b) pearl-moon-mango-84
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudferndust10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 “Boat.43” 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
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shellboathill88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusLampNeem79 (b) tigerkitetoast81
- 11.🔐 “Seed-Sand-2011” 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
- 12.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) safe (c) required (d) risky
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty-Rain81”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumbellcornwheel” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite-Toast-2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerPlumHill48 (b) wolfwheeltoast35
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bellbrickriver48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon!Lake!Mango72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moon-mango-gold-80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel_dust_moon_22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “Wheel.70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2015 (b) river_rain_tent_74
- 26.🔐 Is “rain!mango!tent!22” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “LakeKiteChai89”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 29.🔐 Is “Kite!Wheel!2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumtoastpondplum (b) BellWolfBrick48
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai@corn@ship@54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “River-84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty@Wheel85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) shellbricklamp60 (b) frog!corn!leaf!27
- 35.🔐 Is “sand@plum@frog@86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “Toast_74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 “Letmein.Kite71” 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
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River.Gold.Nest24 (b) sandkitefrog78
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “Ishaan2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 17
- 4
- 19
- has a name or year
- strong
- pearl-moon-mango-84
- 2
- shorter than 12
- 2
- LotusLampNeem79
- has a name or year
- risky
- 13
- 1
- 15
- TigerPlumHill48
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 3
- 18
- weak
- 3
- river_rain_tent_74
- strong
- 14
- 12
- weak
- BellWolfBrick48
- 3
- 4
- 4
- frog!corn!leaf!27
- strong
- weak
- has a common word
- River.Gold.Nest24
- 9
- weak
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