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.🔐 Is “Diya2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Is “password59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “drumbrickpearlnest”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔐 “Boat-Pond-2013” 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
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond#chai#gold#14 (b) Cloud@70
- 6.🔐 Is “GoldMangoRain19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell@Tent@Drum49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 2
- 9.🔐 Is “Fern#Toast#Sand15” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Is “Shell#37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolf#dust#vine#34 (b) Aarav2010
- 12.🔐 Is “pearlshipvineshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampBellPearl35 (b) nesttigerrainsand
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “KiteToastLeaf41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) digits
- 16.🔐 “moonpearlcornkite” 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
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigersandseedshell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neem!bell!dust!11 (b) corntigercloudkite
- 19.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) others can guess it (b) it is too long (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 20.🔐 Is “Boat_Mango_Toast81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite.hill.mango.15” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera#Mango#76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Is “Hill@Tent@2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud_36” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 “shipneemcloudhill” 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
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 “vinewheelfrogtoast” 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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Seed@26 (b) CornWheelVine16
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan2015 (b) moon_frog_tent_59
- 30.🔐 “Vine_87” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Saanvi2016 (b) rain-pearl-dust-74
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plumhillkitefrog” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Is “ChaiRiverBell63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔐 “Admin.Fern17” 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
- 36.🔐 Is “dustseedtent14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 “Password_Mango63” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick-rain-neem-24 (b) password61
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “rain_plum_drum_33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- weak
- weak
- 18
- has a name or year
- pond#chai#gold#14
- strong
- 4
- 3
- strong
- weak
- wolf#dust#vine#34
- weak
- LampBellPearl35
- 3
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 1
- neem!bell!dust!11
- others can guess it
- strong
- 3
- 14
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- CornWheelVine16
- moon_frog_tent_59
- shorter than 12
- rain-pearl-dust-74
- 1
- 9
- strong
- has a common word
- weak
- has a common word
- brick-rain-neem-24
- 17
- 3
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