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 is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “moonplumcloud39”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloud#pond#river#75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “qwerty55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “mangochaicornpond” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “Lamp@Moon@Chai75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl#Boat#2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog@75 (b) VinePondPearl47
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lampseedrain17 (b) kite-pond-brick-24
- 10.🔐 Is “Plum!Frog!Chai48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheelshelllamp27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun@River@17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Is “VineWolfRain35” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nesttigerbellsand (b) Brick!Lotus!Moon51
- 15.🔐 “kiteriverfern89” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.Gold.2008 (b) Tiger.River.Moon59
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rain@gold@neem@18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔢 How many characters are in “lakeneemdusttoast”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedbrickboattoast” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cloud-leaf-wheel-59 (b) Boat.59
- 21.🔐 Is “Kite_Moon_Wheel40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔐 Is “Boat@46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 23.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
- 24.🔐 “Moon.19” 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
- 25.🔐 “Corn#Ship#2011” 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.🔐 Is “Qwerty@Frog32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!52”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “frog_shell_tiger_86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 Is “Letmein!Mango17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 Is “pearl!frog!mango!37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein-Lotus80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern_shell_lotus_24 (b) moontigerlamp61
- 33.🔐 Is “Lotus.Lamp.Sand57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “tenttoastlotus53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 “Aarav-Mango-28” 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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 12
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir-Cloud-76 (b) Nest_Drum_Vine31
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) bellrainfern28 (b) Leaf@Neem@Lotus73
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “rain.lotus.brick.45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav@Pond@66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- emojis
- 15
- 3
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 15
- VinePondPearl47
- kite-pond-brick-24
- strong
- 2
- 4
- strong
- Brick!Lotus!Moon51
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Tiger.River.Moon59
- 3
- 17
- 1
- cloud-leaf-wheel-59
- strong
- weak
- risky
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- weak
- 7
- 3
- weak
- strong
- 15
- fern_shell_lotus_24
- strong
- 16
- has a name or year
- 12
- Nest_Drum_Vine31
- Leaf@Neem@Lotus73
- 3
- 4
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