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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2013 (b) PondPlumNeem15
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain#Sand#Hill11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Letmein-Lotus71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Hill-Gold-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Shell_71 (b) CornDustGold78
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “bellfernrainpond”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog@Tiger@Pearl87 (b) admin22
- 8.🔐 Is “plum-seed-neem-70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 10.🔐 Is “tentfernneempond” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Is “Kite@Brick@Mango48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastPondChai43 (b) fernvinebrick42
- 13.🔐 “ferntentneem31” 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
- 14.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 8
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “frogshelllake46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp!Dust!2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NestBellDust24 (b) neembelllotus55
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shipleafneem51” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Pearl_Hill_2016” 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
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara@Frog@77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “rainshellneemfrog” 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
- 23.🔐 “Qwerty!Shell58” 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 “Password#Lamp12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus#Pearl#Fern66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein_Chai50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River.Chai.2012 (b) Fern!Shell!Boat40
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tiger#plum#leaf#22 (b) Nest_63
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chailaketentriver” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password@Cloud79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 “Iloveyou#Fern21” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotusmoonbrickkite (b) Shell#Nest#Toast44
- 34.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in a class chat (c) in your head (d) on your notebook cover
- 35.🔐 “rainplumbellvine” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp!Hill!2016 (b) NestTigerRain82
- 37.🔐 “sanddustpondriver” 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
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 40.🔐 “Corn#Pearl#2018” 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
Answer key
- PondPlumNeem15
- 16
- weak
- 14
- CornDustGold78
- 16
- Frog@Tiger@Pearl87
- strong
- risky
- weak
- strong
- ToastPondChai43
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- 15
- emojis
- 4
- NestBellDust24
- 2
- has a name or year
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- 4
- 18
- 14
- Fern!Shell!Boat40
- tiger#plum#leaf#22
- 10
- 1
- 4
- has a common word
- Shell#Nest#Toast44
- in your head
- fewer than 3 kinds
- NestTigerRain82
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- 3
- has a name or year
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