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.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 2.🔐 Is “chaiplumgold71” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 Is “Gold!Lotus!2011” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 4.🔐 “Ship!Boat!2011” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 5.🔐 Is “Sand_Toast_Corn58” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lotus#Lamp#Moon46 (b) Letmein-Drum20
- 7.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is too long (b) others can guess it (c) it has symbols (d) it is hard to type
- 8.🔐 “toastlampneem30” 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
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Frog#79” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
- 11.🔐 Is “chaigolddrumshell” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 Is “lotus-pond-moon-79” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 13.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) risky (d) smart
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Moon-Frog-2014 (b) rain#sand#mango#36
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold-Tiger-Moon75”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “ferntoastcloudnest”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillKiteDrum19 (b) Iloveyou#Fern16
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl#Wheel#2017 (b) HillFernTiger79
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Hill36 (b) Leaf_Lamp_Pearl55
- 20.🔐 “Lotus_77” 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
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) fern-seed-lotus-72 (b) letmein17
- 22.🔐 “toastboatshipcloud” 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
- 23.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🔐 Is “leaf-hill-pond-54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “mangochaifernrain” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 26.🔐 “Lamp!Toast!2012” 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
- 27.🔐 “Fern-72” 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
- 28.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “FernSandFrog17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 29.🔐 “moonraincorn24” 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
- 30.🔐 “toastdrumrain22” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ananya2008 (b) Fern#Lamp#Hill86
- 32.🔐 Is “Kite@Boat@Frog38” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “letmein45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Mango42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “riverrainwheelneem” 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
- 36.🔐 “Chai@36” 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
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Tara2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “pond.dust.toast.74”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 “Lake-49” 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
- 40.🔐 Is “Admin@Tiger10” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
Answer key
- 12
- weak
- weak
- has a name or year
- strong
- Lotus#Lamp#Moon46
- others can guess it
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- 3
- weak
- strong
- risky
- rain#sand#mango#36
- 17
- 18
- HillKiteDrum19
- HillFernTiger79
- Leaf_Lamp_Pearl55
- shorter than 12
- fern-seed-lotus-72
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 2
- strong
- 1
- has a name or year
- shorter than 12
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Fern#Lamp#Hill86
- strong
- 2
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- shorter than 12
- 8
- 18
- shorter than 12
- weak
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