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.🔐 Is “RiverGoldLake76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔐 “Welcome-Corn61” 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
- 3.🔐 “Welcome-Kite51” 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “DustLeafGold80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud!Fern!Shell22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “GoldDrumNeem22”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “Qwerty_Wolf89” 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 “kitesandlake53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) on a sticky note
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Seed_36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “sandboatclouddrum” 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
- 12.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 13.🔢 How many characters are in “kiteshelllamp41”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fernlotussandshell (b) Moon_Tent_Tiger64
- 15.🔐 “vinekitehillpearl” 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.🔢 How many characters are in “Rain_Mango_Pearl65”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 “Vihaan#Neem#70” 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 “Password-Gold83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “lotus-lamp-hill-28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Is “Kabir.Tent.80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Nisha.Ship.40”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “moonneemshellbell” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 23.🔐 “Ishaan!Mango!79” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite-moon-wolf-34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan!Frog!37 (b) drum-pond-wolf-32
- 26.🔐 “Gold.21” 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
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite#brick#dust#60” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel.vine.dust.43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “iloveyou11” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “sandcloudriver81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 “Shell!52” 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
- 33.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) smart (c) safe (d) risky
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PondNestLotus34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Letmein-Moon88” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔐 Is “Cloud#Kite#Nest36” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) digits
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest-Drum-Pearl29 (b) Password@Wolf70
- 39.🔐 “Qwerty#Lamp68” 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
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “BoatPearlCorn31”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- strong
- has a common word
- has a common word
- 14
- 4
- 14
- has a common word
- 14
- in your head
- 7
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- 15
- Moon_Tent_Tiger64
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 18
- has a name or year
- weak
- 3
- weak
- 13
- 1
- has a name or year
- 3
- drum-pond-wolf-32
- shorter than 12
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 2
- shorter than 12
- risky
- 3
- 4
- strong
- emojis
- Nest-Drum-Pearl29
- has a common word
- 15
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