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.🔐 “Qwerty@Dust35” 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
- 2.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 3.🔐 Is “Boat#Seed#Moon56” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin-Pond10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloud.lamp.sand.60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) in your head (c) on your notebook cover (d) in a class chat
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “Bell-14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Is “Password-Wheel74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “PearlShellBrick60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Is “LotusNeemHill59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ToastKitePond30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Is “Chai-Corn-2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Shell-Neem-Wheel42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “Rohan2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔐 Is “welcome28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “rainmangoleaf20” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 19.🔐 “Moon!Corn!2017” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 20.🔐 Is “Password@Moon50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SeedNeemBell60 (b) Seed#75
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “river@kite@brick@58” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “chai#tiger#seed#66” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “rainwheelkitefrog”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Is “letmein46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) corntigerriversand (b) Wolf#Fern#Shell21
- 27.🔐 “Ship.66” 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
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon.Drum.2011 (b) BrickMangoSeed74
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “sandpearltentneem”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 Is “Tent.Tiger.Sand24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “River#60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “Tent@Bell@Frog49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2017” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Vihaan-Vine-16 (b) MangoDustVine14
- 35.🔐 “Vine.70” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 36.🔐 Is “Pond@Lake@2010” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger.bell.neem.77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain_65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger.Lotus.Bell37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty75 (b) Leaf.Pearl.Ship21
Answer key
- has a common word
- 12
- strong
- emojis
- 4
- 3
- in your head
- 2
- weak
- weak
- 17
- strong
- 3
- weak
- 4
- weak
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- weak
- SeedNeemBell60
- 3
- 3
- 17
- weak
- Wolf#Fern#Shell21
- shorter than 12
- BrickMangoSeed74
- 17
- strong
- 8
- strong
- 3
- MangoDustVine14
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 3
- 7
- 18
- Leaf.Pearl.Ship21
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