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.
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- 1.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NeemCloudPearl42” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “ShellSandWheel30” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Ananya2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “fernleafpond15”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin!Pearl18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 7.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “PearlCloudWheel64” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔐 Is “shipshellpearl14” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “Password@Nest83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) digits (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 12.🔐 “Toast!18” 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
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BellShipLotus54 (b) Corn.45
- 14.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Welcome#Ship34” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) NeemBellMoon24 (b) seedcloudwheelsand
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Lotus_Brick_2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 18.🔐 Is “Hill.Leaf.Lamp48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) SandHillDrum83 (b) Iloveyou-Pearl22
- 20.🎂 Why is a birthday a poor password? (a) it has symbols (b) it is too long (c) it is hard to type (d) others can guess it
- 21.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Dust-Cloud-2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 22.🔐 “Meera!Dust!14” 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
- 23.🔐 Is “Wheel#Boat#Neem59” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2014 (b) LotusWolfWheel16
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “boat@wheel@vine@83”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔐 Is “Iloveyou.Lake63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 Is “Cloud!Fern!2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav2012 (b) sand@plum@shell@87
- 29.🔐 Is “Kite@54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Meera2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) goldsandseed35 (b) cloud#wheel#wolf#68
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “shipriverhill70”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake.79 (b) Boat@Shell@Toast73
- 34.🔐 Is “TentTigerMoon33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 35.🔢 How many characters are in “Tent.Kite.2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drum_corn_tiger_33 (b) Tara2011
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tent@chai@river@56 (b) Corn.Moon.2016
- 38.🔢 How many characters are in “kitefernlotus66”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond@Shell@Kite49 (b) Mango.River.2016
- 40.🔐 “Lamp#Vine#2011” 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
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 14
- 4
- 12
- risky
- 3
- weak
- 15
- emojis
- shorter than 12
- BellShipLotus54
- 4
- NeemBellMoon24
- 16
- 3
- strong
- SandHillDrum83
- others can guess it
- 4
- has a name or year
- strong
- LotusWolfWheel16
- 18
- weak
- weak
- sand@plum@shell@87
- weak
- 3
- cloud#wheel#wolf#68
- 15
- Boat@Shell@Toast73
- strong
- 14
- drum_corn_tiger_33
- tent@chai@river@56
- 15
- Pond@Shell@Kite49
- has a name or year
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