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 “password34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 “Kite.Plum.2008” 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
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir.Corn.85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest-Mango-Tent33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dust!shell!lotus!42 (b) Qwerty!Gold88
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wolfriversand16 (b) HillRainVine22
- 7.🔐 Is “Iloveyou-Lake38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mangoriverlake63 (b) Moon!Tent!River53
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudSeedMango20 (b) admin73
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Iloveyou.Plum82” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
- 12.🔐 Is “Vihaan2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan2010” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “toastchaimoonship”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Is “KiteShipBell68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔐 Is “nesthilltent20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Is “WolfSeedLotus32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome52 (b) SandLeafPearl27
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumBrickGold53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Password_Pond71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Is “Brick-24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “letmein84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatgoldriversand (b) TentFernPearl82
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem@Shell@Boat67 (b) Qwerty_Mango15
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ship!55 (b) CloudWheelFrog31
- 26.🗝️ 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
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) dustkitetoastmoon (b) NeemMoonVine63
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tiger!22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Bell-Frog-2010 (b) LeafRainNest17
- 30.🔐 Is “Kabir_Drum_23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan2014 (b) NeemLeafRain47
- 32.🔐 Is “fern_lake_frog_32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Rohan_Lamp_89” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) RiverNeemCorn80 (b) Sand@Kite@2014
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast_Tiger_Ship55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya.Bell.69 (b) rain_drum_tent_19
- 39.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 40.🔐 “Welcome.Kite46” 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
Answer key
- weak
- has a name or year
- 4
- 17
- dust!shell!lotus!42
- HillRainVine22
- weak
- Moon!Tent!River53
- CloudSeedMango20
- 4
- risky
- weak
- 3
- 17
- strong
- weak
- strong
- SandLeafPearl27
- 3
- 15
- weak
- 9
- TentFernPearl82
- Neem@Shell@Boat67
- CloudWheelFrog31
- in your head
- NeemMoonVine63
- 4
- LeafRainNest17
- weak
- NeemLeafRain47
- strong
- has a name or year
- RiverNeemCorn80
- 18
- 3
- 2
- rain_drum_tent_19
- emojis
- has a common word
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