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 “River-Mango-Sand69” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake#Toast#Ship42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Ishaan#Toast#32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “RiverLakeWheel37”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 6.🔐 “Tara.Frog.31” 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
- 7.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 8.🔐 Is “Wheel!Pond!2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔢 How many characters are in “LotusNestLeaf65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 10.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) risky (c) safe (d) required
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast-76”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon!Wolf!2014 (b) Vine!Tiger!Hill36
- 13.🔐 “Leaf!Shell!2010” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 14.🔐 “toastshipbrick76” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 15.🔐 “Drum_River_2014” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem@10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “Saanvi2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) qwerty13 (b) lotus#lamp#pond#50
- 19.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
- 20.🔐 Is “Aarav-Brick-13” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir!Boat!17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 “nestdustlamp22” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) shorter than 12
- 23.🔐 Is “Seed#26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Is “Mango!Lamp!Brick63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 “Fern#70” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 26.🔐 Is “Tara@Nest@84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “MangoFernHill33” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon@plum@lotus@85 (b) Bell-River-2014
- 29.🔐 Is “wolfgoldpond70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “toast@mango@hill@52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “Lamp.Vine.2015” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sand#mango#lamp#59 (b) Rohan!Nest!13
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “gold-moon-hill-87” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Bell-Lotus-2011” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 Is “Tiger_Plum_Boat19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Is “letmein72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Leaf!Vine!Brick72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 Is “lampshipdust19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “Moon.Dust.Wheel80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “kitecloudwheel30” 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
- 4
- 17
- weak
- 16
- 12
- has a name or year
- emojis
- weak
- 15
- risky
- 8
- Vine!Tiger!Hill36
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 7
- weak
- lotus#lamp#pond#50
- 3
- weak
- 13
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- strong
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 3
- moon@plum@lotus@85
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- sand#mango#lamp#59
- 3
- 4
- strong
- weak
- strong
- weak
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
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