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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Arjun#Seed#48” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “Vine.49” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 3.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “tiger!sand!mango!26” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) emojis (d) digits
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Welcome@Moon59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 “Tent#Leaf#2008” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Arjun#Mango#17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 “Kite.Lake.2014” 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
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “frogbrickpondmango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 “lampseedwheeldrum” 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
- 12.🔢 How many characters are in “Wheel-10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 13.🔐 Is “Hill#Gold#Ship72” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 14.🔐 “Ananya#Wolf#61” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) has a name or year (c) fewer than 3 kinds (d) shorter than 12
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “Moon-Frog-2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lotus@Seed@2008” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔐 “Password-River68” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 18.🔐 Is “lotushillplumchai” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) drumwolfkite88 (b) lake.leaf.plum.12
- 20.🔐 Is “chai-mango-corn-69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 21.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 6
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold@19 (b) Sand.Shell.Rain20
- 23.🔐 Is “pearlpondwheelship” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 24.🔐 Is “Admin_Wheel63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) risky (b) smart (c) safe (d) required
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Letmein_Fern83 (b) River@Lotus@Plum56
- 27.🔐 Is “SandDrumToast26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 28.🔐 Is “RainShellNest21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Mango#Drum#Moon49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “plum.brick.rain.10” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Is “Ishaan2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 32.🔐 Is “CloudSeedMoon28” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Rohan2015” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Toast.Boat.Plum34 (b) wheelkitedrumchai
- 35.🔐 Is “LampSeedLeaf54” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “Toast_32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) boat!dust!tent!36 (b) Corn_10
- 38.🔐 Is “Pond!69” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔐 Is “HillFernTiger60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Lamp-Plum-2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- 4
- weak
- 3
- 3
- emojis
- 14
- has a name or year
- 14
- has a name or year
- 18
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 8
- strong
- has a name or year
- 14
- 4
- has a common word
- weak
- lake.leaf.plum.12
- strong
- 12
- Sand.Shell.Rain20
- weak
- weak
- risky
- River@Lotus@Plum56
- strong
- strong
- 4
- 3
- weak
- strong
- 3
- Toast.Boat.Plum34
- strong
- 8
- boat!dust!tent!36
- weak
- strong
- 14
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