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 “MoonBoatDrum44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dusttentseed83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 “Diya.Tiger.72” 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
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake-Shell-Brick54 (b) boatmangolotushill
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “sandbrickmango71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango#Pond#Wolf75 (b) Ananya_Pearl_55
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty74 (b) FrogCornLotus29
- 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 9.🔐 Is “SandMoonBell45” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 11.🔐 “wolfrivercorn45” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toastshelldustrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan.Seed.20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “wheel_brick_lotus_88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 “Diya.Toast.29” 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
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) emojis
- 17.🔐 “Letmein-Brick33” 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
- 18.🔐 “Brick!Plum!2018” 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
- 19.🔐 Is “Corn_Lotus_Nest61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine@19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password!Pearl25 (b) VineLeafToast73
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast#Dust#Bell79 (b) Drum@Lotus@2012
- 24.🔐 “toastvinekitetiger” 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
- 25.🔐 “Saanvi!Toast!25” 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
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Rain!Kite87 (b) Ishaan_Hill_11
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “cloudbrickdustbell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 “leafclouddrummango” 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
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin35 (b) BoatFernMango65
- 30.🔐 Is “cloud@river@drum@16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Dust.Shell.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corn#plum#lotus#42 (b) Pearl-40
- 34.🔐 Is “Wolf-Bell-2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “riverfernsand85”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FrogShellRiver43 (b) admin63
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakenestdustboat (b) HillMangoLeaf46
- 39.🔐 “Aarav@Rain@60” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- has a name or year
- Lake-Shell-Brick54
- 16
- Mango#Pond#Wolf75
- FrogCornLotus29
- 3
- strong
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
- 4
- 20
- has a name or year
- emojis
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- strong
- 3
- 7
- VineLeafToast73
- Toast#Dust#Bell79
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- Chai!Rain!Kite87
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- BoatFernMango65
- strong
- 9
- 15
- corn#plum#lotus#42
- weak
- 15
- FrogShellRiver43
- 3
- HillMangoLeaf46
- has a name or year
- 3
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