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) Wheel_Shell_Frog57 (b) Neem#19
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 “Meera@Sand@13” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Sand#30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Nest!Moon!Lake35”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 Is “Nest.53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellToastCorn61 (b) admin14
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem-River-Corn85 (b) Leaf@17
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya!Bell!86”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on your notebook cover (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 11.🔐 Is “ShellDustSand36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Is “Lotus@24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “BellLeafHill39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand-Lotus-2018 (b) RiverDustToast46
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick@Bell@2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Is “river-neem-corn-38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2008 (b) wheel_frog_hill_52
- 18.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it is hard to type
- 19.🔐 “Letmein#Hill36” 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
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandNeemDrum69 (b) Saanvi!Bell!83
- 21.🔐 Is “kite@toast@lotus@59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 Is “KiteGoldCloud49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nest_vine_seed_25 (b) letmein78
- 24.🔐 Is “pondshellfernseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “hill!brick!sand!36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan_Cloud_84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 “Aarav.Moon.35” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TentRainDrum30 (b) iloveyou70
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillDrumFern86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tentneemcloudbell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “drumcloudshelllotus” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 Is “Tara2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 “Iloveyou-Shell15” 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
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl.chai.corn.70 (b) Tara2013
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “LampFrogLeaf55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “Cloud!37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun2009” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “PlumRiverDust42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Chai_Pond_Wolf50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “Gold_Fern_2011” 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
Answer key
- Wheel_Shell_Frog57
- 9
- has a name or year
- 4
- 16
- weak
- BellToastCorn61
- Neem-River-Corn85
- 12
- in your head
- strong
- weak
- 14
- RiverDustToast46
- 15
- strong
- wheel_frog_hill_52
- others can guess it
- has a common word
- SandNeemDrum69
- strong
- strong
- nest_vine_seed_25
- weak
- 18
- 4
- has a name or year
- TentRainDrum30
- 3
- 1
- weak
- weak
- has a common word
- pearl.chai.corn.70
- 3
- weak
- 3
- strong
- 16
- has a name or year
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