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.🔐 “Plum#Leaf#2014” 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
- 2.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 8
- 3.🔐 “Nisha.Pearl.32” 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
- 4.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain_wolf_kite_49 (b) Cloud!Boat!2013
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemseedwheelnest” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein-Moon29 (b) mango.rain.moon.86
- 8.🔐 “Cloud@Tiger@2016” 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
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold!Plum!Sand67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “shell_ship_river_46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2009 (b) Pond_Tiger_Rain17
- 12.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2015 (b) Ship!Corn!Rain10
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent#Toast#Nest35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “wolfhillleaf87” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan#Fern#60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan.Lake.31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty#Pearl73 (b) Kite#Leaf#Rain56
- 19.🔐 Is “hill@lotus@river@21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔐 “Lake#86” 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
- 21.🔐 “Drum-Pond-2018” 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
- 22.🔐 Is “Kite.Bell.Seed20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔐 “lotusdrumplum55” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangotigershellpearl (b) FrogShipNeem53
- 26.🔐 “wolftentmoon19” 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
- 27.🔐 “Password.Ship75” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 28.🔐 Is “VineWolfBell29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest-Lamp-Dust67 (b) Qwerty!Frog72
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bricklampsandlotus (b) leaf.hill.nest.58
- 32.🔐 “cloudraintoasthill” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brickneemplum11 (b) Tent.Nest.Shell25
- 34.🔐 Is “GoldBoatPond85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha_Boat_24 (b) Chai-Nest-Shell31
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2013 (b) Seed_River_Wolf22
- 37.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 38.🔐 “Kite.Wheel.2011” 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
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl_Lotus_2015 (b) PearlLakePond54
- 40.🔐 Is “Toast!Corn!Mango51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- has a name or year
- 12
- has a name or year
- 3
- rain_wolf_kite_49
- 1
- mango.rain.moon.86
- has a name or year
- 16
- strong
- Pond_Tiger_Rain17
- in your head
- Ship!Corn!Rain10
- 17
- weak
- 4
- 14
- Kite#Leaf#Rain56
- strong
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- FrogShipNeem53
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- strong
- 10
- Nest-Lamp-Dust67
- leaf.hill.nest.58
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Tent.Nest.Shell25
- strong
- Chai-Nest-Shell31
- Seed_River_Wolf22
- emojis
- has a name or year
- PearlLakePond54
- strong
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