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 “Arjun2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite-wheel-chai-20 (b) letmein63
- 3.🔐 “Chai-Shell-2008” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernSeedTiger11 (b) Meera@Bell@53
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “seedleafpondpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) toastpondmoonlamp (b) Cloud@Dust@Rain78
- 7.🔐 “Vihaan-Toast-45” 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
- 8.🔐 “tentmangobrickcorn” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain@83” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 “Mango!74” 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
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp.seed.sand.26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi-Wolf-57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “LotusSeedChai87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 15.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein@Corn23 (b) SeedNeemSand22
- 17.🔐 “Nisha.Boat.11” 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
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp.Pearl.2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Is “cornplumpond10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 “plumriverchaidust” 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
- 21.🔐 “Ananya@Tent@55” 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
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill@pearl@vine@78 (b) Diya-Pond-87
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “ShipWheelFrog29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “TigerMoonMango63”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 “Rain-50” 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
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “nest-lake-sand-71”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 “goldrainfernlamp” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel.86 (b) Drum.Tiger.Bell31
- 29.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 6
- 30.🔐 “Neem#Vine#2016” 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) sandcornpearl43 (b) lake_lotus_toast_14
- 32.🔐 “Letmein!Bell59” 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
- 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir-Wolf-10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Letmein-Tent88” 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
- 36.🔐 “Tiger#67” 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
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverMoonBoat76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite.Lotus.Cloud55 (b) drummoonbrick87
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustleafriver20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Is “Moon_Sand_Vine72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- weak
- kite-wheel-chai-20
- has a name or year
- FernSeedTiger11
- 17
- Cloud@Dust@Rain78
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 14
- 15
- emojis
- in your head
- SeedNeemSand22
- has a name or year
- 4
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- hill@pearl@vine@78
- 15
- 16
- shorter than 12
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Drum.Tiger.Bell31
- 12
- has a name or year
- lake_lotus_toast_14
- has a common word
- others can guess it
- 4
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- 15
- Kite.Lotus.Cloud55
- 2
- strong
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