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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “leafrainwheelsand” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Brick#62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir@Drum@34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 Is “Kite.Lamp.Pond26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum#Shell#Moon62”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl.Shell.Tent43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 9.🔐 “Aarav-Mango-34” 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
- 10.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust-49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty_Brick33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 Is “Leaf-Mango-Ship49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 Is “Shell.19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “frogbricknest54”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite.Ship.2014 (b) cloud#shell#corn#35
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vine#Plum#2018” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Is “River.Cloud.Sand32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pond-kite-boat-89 (b) Mango#46
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “bellwheelneem88”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) neemnestvinecorn (b) RiverTentPlum69
- 22.🔐 “Ishaan.Pearl.28” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedplumlamphill” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kite#Pond#2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Is “riverkitetigerhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai_Mango_2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 “toastshellrain21” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog#Rain#Moon68” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 “Ishaan-Toast-76” 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
- 30.🔐 Is “LakeTigerNest14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein37” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell-79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “HillTentLake25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Is “Plum-51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou32 (b) Pearl#Leaf#Gold18
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) plum!tent!bell!88 (b) Bell@88
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya@Lamp@74 (b) GoldRainHill74
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusKiteTiger75 (b) Mango.63
- 40.🔐 Is “BrickNestDrum31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- 1
- 8
- 4
- strong
- 17
- 3
- 4
- 3
- has a name or year
- emojis
- 4
- 4
- strong
- weak
- 15
- cloud#shell#corn#35
- 4
- strong
- pond-kite-boat-89
- 15
- RiverTentPlum69
- has a name or year
- 1
- 4
- weak
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- has a name or year
- strong
- 2
- 7
- strong
- weak
- 7
- Pearl#Leaf#Gold18
- plum!tent!bell!88
- GoldRainHill74
- LotusKiteTiger75
- strong
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