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.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl#Cloud#Rain56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River@50 (b) SandCornFrog41
- 3.🔐 Is “Hill!Moon!2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern-Neem-Dust13 (b) Fern#Kite#2016
- 5.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) required (c) smart (d) risky
- 6.🔐 “Kabir_Ship_38” 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
- 7.🔐 “pearlboatwheel67” 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
- 8.🔐 Is “Welcome_Tent46” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “HillKiteRain75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Is “Corn#Drum#River24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome21 (b) Plum.Mango.Tiger81
- 12.🔐 “drumshelltiger87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 13.🔐 “Tent!Cloud!2016” 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
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi_Ship_86” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Is “PearlLotusTiger12” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Bell.Lake.Gold20”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 “Pearl!74” 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
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wheel#sand#tiger#47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 0
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf@Toast@Ship45 (b) Aarav2008
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus!Moon!Wheel53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) it is hard to type (c) it has symbols (d) others can guess it
- 24.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) on a sticky note (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) in a class chat
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin#Plum57”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 “Welcome-River41” 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 characters are in “toastdustkitecorn”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tara@Lamp@11 (b) pond#river#mango#31
- 29.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp.Sand.2009 (b) Fern_Pearl_Pond47
- 30.🔐 “Gold_83” 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
- 31.🔐 Is “Brick.54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tigerlotusship18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CloudMangoGold14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Aarav!River!33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “Qwerty.Pond84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou-Leaf29”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Qwerty.Vine43 (b) NeemWheelLamp73
- 38.🔐 Is “Lamp@Pearl@Plum57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tent!kite!neem!40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “Admin_Mango30” 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
Answer key
- 18
- SandCornFrog41
- weak
- Fern-Neem-Dust13
- risky
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 3
- strong
- Plum.Mango.Tiger81
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- 4
- 3
- strong
- 16
- shorter than 12
- 3
- 3
- Leaf@Toast@Ship45
- 18
- others can guess it
- in your head
- 12
- has a common word
- 17
- pond#river#mango#31
- Fern_Pearl_Pond47
- shorter than 12
- weak
- 2
- 3
- 14
- weak
- 15
- NeemWheelLamp73
- strong
- 3
- has a common word
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