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.🔐 “Welcome_Toast15” 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
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein@Nest23 (b) neem@sand@hill@87
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotus_moon_plum_51 (b) tentlampvineplum
- 4.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) emojis (d) capital letters
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tiger.wheel.lamp.36 (b) Nisha2008
- 6.🔐 “Plum!75” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Frog#Lake#Pearl30 (b) Arjun2016
- 8.🔐 “Iloveyou_Tiger89” 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
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlCornTent32 (b) wolfchaidust16
- 10.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is hard to type (c) it is too long (d) others can guess it
- 11.🔐 Is “Kabir2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Is “Frog@73” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 “Pearl!Gold!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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun#Brick#65” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 “Admin_Toast41” 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
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LampGoldTiger24 (b) wheelshippearl21
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus-Tiger-2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) KiteDrumWheel17 (b) Diya2011
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumlamptentkite” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 “Lamp-Pearl-2013” 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
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemRainKite48 (b) plumtigerwolflamp
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “RainShellLake30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “bellvinedust18” 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
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun.Toast.43 (b) dust_pond_toast_11
- 25.🔐 Is “Admin-Tent48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Drum!55” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein.Wheel77 (b) Drum@Brick@Leaf55
- 28.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) in your head (c) on a sticky note (d) on your notebook cover
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou_Rain83 (b) ShipGoldMoon75
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FrogDrumNest21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 “hillcorntigerbell” 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
- 32.🔐 Is “wheel.pond.bell.23” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “iloveyou81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lakelampdust62 (b) Ship_Lotus_Vine50
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome-Moon59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Tara2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 “lakebrickriver34” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a common word (d) has a name or year
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem-Shell-2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty@Kite73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “Tiger-67” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- has a common word
- neem@sand@hill@87
- lotus_moon_plum_51
- emojis
- tiger.wheel.lamp.36
- shorter than 12
- Frog#Lake#Pearl30
- has a common word
- PearlCornTent32
- others can guess it
- weak
- weak
- has a name or year
- 4
- has a common word
- LampGoldTiger24
- 16
- KiteDrumWheel17
- 1
- has a name or year
- NeemRainKite48
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- dust_pond_toast_11
- weak
- 4
- Drum@Brick@Leaf55
- in your head
- ShipGoldMoon75
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- weak
- Ship_Lotus_Vine50
- 14
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 13
- weak
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