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.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldbellkiteneem (b) Ship@Kite@Brick23
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “qwerty60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fernlakeshell57 (b) Hill!Plum!Neem56
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rain!ship!pearl!63 (b) Aarav2010
- 5.🔐 “Welcome_Lamp15” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 6.🔐 “Sand.44” 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
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PondVineTiger10 (b) Arjun-Wolf-22
- 8.🔐 Is “MoonTentVine41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ChaiKiteCorn29 (b) iloveyou11
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp#Ship#Mango60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leafkitetoastlake (b) Shell#Toast#Mango75
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “Pond-Lamp-2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 “Tara@Kite@87” 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
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nestpondcloudvine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir.Wolf.32 (b) ship_pond_lamp_70
- 17.🔐 “Rain@Pond@2013” 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
- 18.🔐 Is “lampsandneemtent” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leaf@toast@river@31 (b) mangopearlrain81
- 20.🔐 “lotusdustseed41” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “Lamp.Frog.Boat84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “BrickDustKite83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “wheelmoonsand17” 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
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillWheelBrick79 (b) Fern-24
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango_Hill_Shell15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan_Pearl_63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 29.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 30.🔐 “Meera.Neem.16” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 31.🔐 “Leaf.Ship.2016” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “hillboatlampwolf” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NestRiverLamp19” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 “Admin.Moon18” 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
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “wolftigerbrickpond”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Is “Leaf_Pond_Lake53” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Is “Ananya#Lotus#17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “boat#hill#sand#80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Corn!55”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 Is “lake.ship.wheel.20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- Ship@Kite@Brick23
- 2
- Hill!Plum!Neem56
- rain!ship!pearl!63
- has a common word
- shorter than 12
- PondVineTiger10
- strong
- ChaiKiteCorn29
- 17
- Shell#Toast#Mango75
- emojis
- 14
- has a name or year
- 1
- ship_pond_lamp_70
- has a name or year
- weak
- leaf@toast@river@31
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 9
- HillWheelBrick79
- 18
- 4
- 12
- 3
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 1
- 3
- has a common word
- 18
- strong
- weak
- 3
- 7
- strong
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