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 “Aarav2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 2.🔐 “bellhillboatshell” 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
- 3.🗝️ 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “moonsandchaicloud”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) mango@dust@vine@23 (b) qwerty62
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornBrickNest22 (b) Aarav.Nest.72
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf!Mango!2010 (b) WheelSandNeem28
- 8.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 9.🔐 “Qwerty_Lamp24” 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
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BoatBrickBell40” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔐 Is “leafrainkite51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome-Nest28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rain-85” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) chai-wolf-river-72 (b) Letmein.Sand70
- 15.🔐 Is “qwerty28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “admin26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “Kite-41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lamp-lake-tiger-17 (b) Qwerty.Kite71
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) FernLampRiver12 (b) lotusvinemoon30
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellSeedTiger78 (b) Password.Lotus72
- 21.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya!Lamp!64”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tigermangopearlleaf (b) HillRiverTent63
- 23.🔐 Is “LotusMoonVine51” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 “Meera.Seed.51” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “seed-drum-ship-43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast-Drum-Shell23”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ToastWheelTiger72 (b) Admin-Wheel62
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wheel.Neem.Rain41 (b) Diya2016
- 29.🔐 “tentneemriver45” 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
- 30.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) nestdrumpearlwolf (b) Lotus_Corn_Toast12
- 31.🔐 Is “Sand.Chai.Wolf70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ship-84” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum#Tent#2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Saanvi!Plum!30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Ananya_Toast_45”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 “toastcloudnestfrog” 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
- 38.🔐 Is “cornlamppearl30” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 “plumdrumlotusmoon” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome52” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- in your head
- 17
- mango@dust@vine@23
- CornBrickNest22
- WheelSandNeem28
- 12
- has a common word
- 3
- weak
- 4
- 4
- chai-wolf-river-72
- weak
- 7
- weak
- lamp-lake-tiger-17
- FernLampRiver12
- BellSeedTiger78
- 12
- HillRiverTent63
- strong
- has a name or year
- 17
- 18
- ToastWheelTiger72
- Wheel.Neem.Rain41
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Lotus_Corn_Toast12
- strong
- 9
- 4
- 14
- 4
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
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