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 “dustboatlamp63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “ToastDrumHill72”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf@Toast@Shell31 (b) Letmein-Toast22
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Pearl-Ship-2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2017”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 6.🔐 “kitepearlbrickmango” 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
- 7.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell@shell@tent@57” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 8.🔐 Is “ship.drum.leaf.18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) required (d) risky
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite!nest!neem!21 (b) welcome16
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “neemfernfrogpond” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) DustDrumFern23 (b) pondwheelfrog87
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite_Rain_Tent34 (b) Aarav2010
- 14.🔐 “Password.Chai46” 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
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon_shell_tiger_31 (b) Diya_Frog_11
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) vine.hill.lamp.86 (b) Nest.61
- 17.🔐 Is “Letmein-Frog16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “lakeboatfrog71” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a name or year (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 19.🔐 Is “Meera2014” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🔐 Is “Letmein-Gold84” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “HillLotusBell33”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Boat.2016 (b) sand.ship.hill.22
- 24.🔐 “Password!Cloud44” 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
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi2013”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl@Leaf@2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 “dusttoastnest89” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Vine#78”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf-Mango-2010”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan-Corn-51”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Is “letmein76” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “BoatRainLake10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it is hard to type (b) it is too long (c) others can guess it (d) it has symbols
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “lotusmooncloudtoast” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kitemangocornrain (b) Ship!Bell!River43
- 37.🔐 “Iloveyou#Frog83” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) has a common word (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plum#nest#frog#70” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Is “Nest!Mango!Corn18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein12 (b) bell.shell.wolf.13
Answer key
- weak
- 15
- Leaf@Toast@Shell31
- 15
- 10
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- strong
- risky
- kite!nest!neem!21
- 1
- DustDrumFern23
- Kite_Rain_Tent34
- has a common word
- moon_shell_tiger_31
- vine.hill.lamp.86
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- weak
- 3
- 15
- sand.ship.hill.22
- has a common word
- 10
- 4
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 7
- 15
- 14
- weak
- 14
- others can guess it
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- Ship!Bell!River43
- has a common word
- 3
- strong
- bell.shell.wolf.13
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