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.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 2.🔐 Is “KiteDrumLamp11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 “Mango#30” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “Tiger#Ship#Tent24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “sandcornkite14” 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
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera2014 (b) Boat@Seed@Chai31
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 “Password@Rain55” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) required (c) safe (d) smart
- 10.🔐 “wheelcloudvine41” 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
- 11.🔐 Is “shiptigerkite88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Password.Gold23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “vinehillsandpearl” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan#Ship#25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “seeddustleaf18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha-Sand-25”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheelhillseedneem (b) CloudVineBrick54
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bellcornwheelfern (b) NestWolfFrog28
- 19.🔐 Is “MoonShipToast68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) capital letters (c) symbols (d) digits
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lamp!tiger!rain!41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Is “Meera2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nisha_Boat_52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum#Toast#Fern57 (b) Rohan2017
- 25.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 26.🔐 Is “corn_river_seed_41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloudtentplum71 (b) MangoLakeLotus23
- 28.🔐 Is “bell-gold-pearl-18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) seedleaffern24 (b) Bell-Tiger-Nest89
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain@Sand@Cloud20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kiterainbell27 (b) mango-nest-dust-13
- 32.🔐 Is “Rain.67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond@Vine@2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Moon!Pond!Dust17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Frog-55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riversandfern51 (b) nest-pearl-kite-80
- 37.🔐 Is “Tiger.73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “goldsandplummoon” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Neem_Vine_Tiger24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔐 Is “tentvinefrog19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 3
- strong
- shorter than 12
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Boat@Seed@Chai31
- 3
- has a common word
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 15
- weak
- 4
- 14
- 13
- CloudVineBrick54
- NestWolfFrog28
- strong
- emojis
- 3
- weak
- 4
- Plum#Toast#Fern57
- 12
- strong
- MangoLakeLotus23
- strong
- Bell-Tiger-Nest89
- 17
- mango-nest-dust-13
- weak
- 14
- 4
- 7
- nest-pearl-kite-80
- weak
- 1
- strong
- weak
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