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 “mangoleafwheel68”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandneemlake82 (b) dust@fern@river@58
- 3.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Admin.Plum35 (b) SandCornDrum62
- 5.🔐 “Ship#18” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “Ananya2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in your head
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Seed11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔐 Is “welcome43” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “lake#boat#frog#20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “toastgoldtentmango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Plum-Cloud-2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 “chaiplumtiger29” 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
- 15.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerrainseed31 (b) KiteBrickSand80
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rivertigertentgold (b) Pearl!Bell!Tiger86
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerdustpearlriver” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “Rohan@Lotus@65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Is “Seed_Hill_2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tent#moon#wheel#33 (b) chailakeneemtoast
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain-74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 Is “Password_Lamp60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem!pearl!seed!25 (b) Letmein-Cloud32
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou67” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Corn#65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustMangoRain86 (b) admin89
- 28.🔐 Is “Qwerty!Plum41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf!32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔐 “Qwerty#Wolf52” 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
- 31.🔐 “Tiger@Kite@2011” 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
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern#Vine#Mango27 (b) vinebrickgold57
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Pearl18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Brick.Cloud.2010 (b) Fern-Leaf-Rain78
- 35.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverLampShip52 (b) Cloud-38
- 36.🔐 Is “chai_cloud_wheel_78” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “Leaf.Sand.River13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “Vihaan-Lamp-28” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum-Dust-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “Dust@Brick@Chai86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 16
- dust@fern@river@58
- emojis
- SandCornDrum62
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 2
- in your head
- 13
- weak
- 17
- 18
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- KiteBrickSand80
- Pearl!Bell!Tiger86
- 1
- weak
- weak
- tent#moon#wheel#33
- 4
- weak
- neem!pearl!seed!25
- 2
- 4
- DustMangoRain86
- weak
- 4
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- Fern#Vine#Mango27
- 4
- Fern-Leaf-Rain78
- RiverLampShip52
- strong
- strong
- has a name or year
- 14
- strong
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