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 “shellfrognest11” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin!Neem27”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Is “Welcome#Seed61” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔐 “moonbelldustfern” 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
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nest@79 (b) Lamp_Rain_Sand41
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Dust@Chai@Fern23 (b) iloveyou15
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome.Ship66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou!Dust60”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.51 (b) River#Neem#Sand46
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera#Frog#47”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Is “pearltoastboatsand” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔐 “Qwerty@Lotus48” 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
- 13.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “rivergoldwheel33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Rohan!Lamp!11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) smart (b) required (c) safe (d) risky
- 17.🔐 Is “Password.Kite14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “nesttoastriver56” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boatgoldrain17 (b) tiger#shell#chai#24
- 20.🔐 “mangoboathill17” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a common word
- 21.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) emojis (c) symbols (d) capital letters
- 22.🔐 Is “RiverDustLake75” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 23.🔐 Is “Aarav2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) admin33 (b) boat_lake_leaf_40
- 25.🔐 “Frog.Shell.2017” 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
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “wolfshipshell17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 “moonmangosand15” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) shorter than 12
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Admin!Plum33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 Is “CornCloudWolf19” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “TentWolfToast33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “pearl@ship@neem@70” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔐 Is “iloveyou72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔐 Is “Seed@Chai@Boat57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “fern#lotus#frog#59” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Welcome.Wolf85” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) has a name or year
- 36.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 12
- 37.🔐 “Vihaan.Lotus.59” 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
- 38.🔐 “lotusnestdrumpearl” 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
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem@20 (b) seed!nest!lamp!81
- 40.🔐 Is “SandTentBoat68” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
Answer key
- weak
- 12
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Lamp_Rain_Sand41
- Dust@Chai@Fern23
- 14
- 15
- River#Neem#Sand46
- 13
- weak
- has a common word
- 3
- 16
- 13
- risky
- weak
- 2
- tiger#shell#chai#24
- fewer than 3 kinds
- emojis
- strong
- weak
- boat_lake_leaf_40
- has a name or year
- 2
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 12
- strong
- 15
- strong
- weak
- strong
- 3
- has a common word
- 12
- has a name or year
- fewer than 3 kinds
- seed!nest!lamp!81
- strong
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