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) seedcloudwolf39 (b) FernBellFrog25
- 2.🔐 “drumseeddust45” 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
- 3.🔐 Is “ShellMangoShip53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 Is “Tara!Kite!32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “Qwerty.Frog20” 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
- 6.🔐 Is “neem-wolf-lamp-86” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 7.🔐 Is “bellriverwolfcorn” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Password@Neem75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lakefernboat21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl#Wolf#River87”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangolampchai46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Is “rain#ship#cloud#18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) others can guess it (c) it is too long (d) it has symbols
- 15.🔐 Is “Lamp.69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 “toastchailake37” 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
- 17.🔐 Is “Neem#Wheel#Tiger64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) cornvinebrickdrum (b) LampBoatLeaf31
- 20.🔐 Is “password60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Is “Kabir2018” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 “plumkitemoon48” 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
- 23.🔐 “Welcome-Hill11” 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
- 24.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 25.🔐 Is “moonseedwolf12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickRainMoon89 (b) Plum.17
- 27.🔐 Is “RiverDrumMango51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 “Qwerty!Sand14” 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
- 29.🔐 “Tara_Kite_83” 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
- 30.🔐 “dustdrummoonsand” 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
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty#Tiger50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus#wolf#sand#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “wolf-lake-bell-68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Gold#Cloud#2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf@Lake@2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Is “lamppearlcorntiger” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “Frog_Neem_Leaf89” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “dustbrickseedlamp” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- FernBellFrog25
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- weak
- has a common word
- strong
- weak
- 10
- weak
- 2
- 18
- 2
- strong
- others can guess it
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- risky
- LampBoatLeaf31
- weak
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- 3
- weak
- BrickRainMoon89
- strong
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- 3
- strong
- emojis
- 4
- 14
- weak
- strong
- 3
- 1
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