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.🔐 “Boat.Neem.2018” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 2.🔐 “Ananya-Nest-25” 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
- 3.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan#Lake#46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 6.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
- 7.🔐 “kitelotuschai71” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Qwerty!River80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Is “Rain_50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “KitePlumBell50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “rainchailakevine” 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
- 12.🔐 Is “LeafCornShip65” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 Is “Cloud-Corn-Vine28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔐 “Tiger.67” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 15.🔐 “leafbellsandmango” 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
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Boat!Plum!2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed.Dust.2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya-Hill-51 (b) Lotus.Pearl.Tiger26
- 19.🔐 Is “welcome70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 20.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav2011”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav-Leaf-77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) pearl#seed#sand#32 (b) hillriverkite16
- 23.🔐 “Tiger@41” 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
- 24.🔐 “leafrainfernneem” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp!Lake!Brick77 (b) Ananya-Brick-43
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir.Lake.13”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Is “Bell!Leaf!Neem44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn.Frog.Boat38”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “Cloud-Tiger-2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 Is “Welcome-Wheel40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔐 Is “Brick#River#Neem85” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “chai#leaf#tiger#11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein85 (b) lotus_neem_dust_83
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “riversandchai46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Pond!Neem!Gold63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Frog_Neem_Cloud38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 Is “welcome53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) hill!river!ship!85 (b) Ishaan2016
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “lotus!nest!cloud!65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 14
- 8
- emojis
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 14
- weak
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- strong
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 14
- Lotus.Pearl.Tiger26
- weak
- 9
- 4
- pearl#seed#sand#32
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Lamp!Lake!Brick77
- 13
- strong
- 16
- weak
- weak
- strong
- in your head
- 18
- lotus_neem_dust_83
- 15
- strong
- strong
- weak
- hill!river!ship!85
- 19
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