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) Nisha2018 (b) moon.chai.wolf.32
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password19 (b) LeafToastVine80
- 3.🔐 Is “tentshellhillgold” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotusdrumcloud35 (b) FrogBrickLake23
- 6.🔐 Is “NeemWheelDrum29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “qwerty20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lake_38” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “shipnestneemwolf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera!Lamp!32” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 Is “Neem!25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ishaan#Seed#46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) risky (d) safe
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “bell.dust.leaf.38”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf@Cloud@Boat84 (b) Saanvi2016
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tent_wheel_pearl_22 (b) cloudpondwheelriver
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boatwheelkitenest” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 “rivercornpearlbell” 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
- 19.🔐 “Tent@27” 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
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou44” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigerdustneem70 (b) Toast_Frog_Mango40
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf#Wheel#Toast75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CloudPearlBell29 (b) Tara-Drum-18
- 25.🔐 “neemfrogpond67” 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
- 26.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 4
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plumgoldpearl17 (b) ToastBellDrum31
- 28.🔐 Is “Qwerty@Lake52” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 30.🔐 Is “mangolakelotusship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast#23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “NestTigerWheel30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “Pond.Ship.Frog76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern@Pearl@Shell24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha-Cloud-84”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Chai_35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brickraindustlotus” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “KiteMoonWheel74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “Ananya_Kite_71” 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
- 40.🔐 “Toast!60” 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
Answer key
- moon.chai.wolf.32
- LeafToastVine80
- weak
- 9
- FrogBrickLake23
- strong
- 8
- 4
- 1
- 4
- weak
- 4
- risky
- 17
- Leaf@Cloud@Boat84
- tent_wheel_pearl_22
- 1
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- 9
- 2
- Toast_Frog_Mango40
- 18
- CloudPearlBell29
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- ToastBellDrum31
- weak
- others can guess it
- weak
- 4
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 14
- weak
- 1
- 15
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
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