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) raintigertentcloud (b) Lotus-Gold-Lamp19
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus@Mango@Nest17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔐 Is “Fern-Wolf-Dust37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 “Rohan_Lamp_47” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloud@rain@drum@72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Kite.Seed.2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “wolfkiteriverpond”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitelakeneemmoon (b) LakeShipCloud58
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “GoldBrickCorn12” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in a class chat (d) in your head
- 12.🔐 Is “seeddrumchailamp” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast.Pond.Neem71 (b) fernmooncornpearl
- 14.🔐 “Rain@Frog@2015” 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
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand.Leaf.Pond73 (b) password40
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Cloud-Leaf-Hill42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite#corn#wheel#80 (b) Shell.37
- 18.🔐 Is “ShipDrumNeem21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 19.🔐 “Wheel@16” 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
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Neem.Wolf.Plum29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Neem_Drum_2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 “Arjun.Boat.40” 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
- 24.🔐 Is “Kite@Shell@2013” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Plum_River_2018 (b) moon@rain@sand@46
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password27 (b) ToastSeedShell22
- 27.🔐 Is “pearlriverpondhill” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp.Lake.Corn24 (b) admin52
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan#Sand#30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Ishaan2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seed#brick#vine#40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔐 Is “Hill@Kite@Fern45” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango#75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuscloudmangotent (b) Cloud#Moon#Drum31
- 35.🔐 “Leaf@27” 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
- 36.🔐 Is “Tara.Shell.39” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 37.🔐 Is “Tiger-Toast-Nest19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔐 “Diya_Seed_89” 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
- 39.🔐 Is “cloud.kite.gold.37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Is “Brick-Fern-Rain29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- Lotus-Gold-Lamp19
- 4
- strong
- has a name or year
- 3
- 14
- 3
- 17
- LakeShipCloud58
- 3
- in your head
- weak
- Toast.Pond.Neem71
- has a name or year
- Sand.Leaf.Pond73
- 4
- kite#corn#wheel#80
- strong
- shorter than 12
- 4
- 12
- 14
- has a name or year
- weak
- moon@rain@sand@46
- ToastSeedShell22
- weak
- Lamp.Lake.Corn24
- 4
- 10
- 3
- strong
- 4
- Cloud#Moon#Drum31
- shorter than 12
- weak
- strong
- has a name or year
- strong
- strong
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