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.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) digits (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) emojis
- 2.🔢 How many characters are in “Plum!Chai!2018”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 3.🔐 “Letmein@Pond72” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “TigerBrickFern33” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) sandmoonkite74 (b) tiger#wolf#bell#18
- 6.🔐 Is “Fern#32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold@79”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔐 Is “mangodrumlampriver” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 9.🔐 Is “Wheel#82” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brickplumboatneem (b) shell_cloud_kite_12
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kabir2013 (b) WheelLotusCloud69
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Diya2010 (b) RainLampChai17
- 13.🔐 “wolfgoldkite18” 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
- 14.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) safe (b) smart (c) risky (d) required
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) riverboatshell60 (b) Tiger!Cloud!Leaf64
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “Tiger-Tent-2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔐 Is “letmein25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Ishaan#Neem#33 (b) Seed-Tiger-Shell73
- 19.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold-Sand-2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 20.🔐 “Password.Mango88” 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
- 21.🔐 Is “Plum@Lamp@Pond31” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 “Tiger.42” 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
- 23.🔐 “boatvinetent60” 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
- 24.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “TentWheelPlum28” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav@Lake@47 (b) mango_lamp_ship_12
- 26.🔐 Is “PondLotusChai55” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔐 Is “Toast.Plum.Pond34” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 Is “Kabir2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 29.🔐 Is “DrumLotusFern44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “DustShipLotus19”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir_Lake_81” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “password54” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “LakeDustPearl40” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) River-Wheel-Boat43 (b) iloveyou21
- 35.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
- 36.🔐 “Lotus!Bell!2012” 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
- 37.🔐 Is “SandPlumLeaf77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 38.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Chai@24” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 39.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) kite_neem_pond_54 (b) Pond@32
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud!Wheel!2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- emojis
- 14
- has a common word
- strong
- tiger#wolf#bell#18
- weak
- 7
- weak
- weak
- shell_cloud_kite_12
- WheelLotusCloud69
- RainLampChai17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- risky
- Tiger!Cloud!Leaf64
- 15
- weak
- Seed-Tiger-Shell73
- 14
- has a common word
- strong
- shorter than 12
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- mango_lamp_ship_12
- strong
- strong
- weak
- strong
- 15
- 4
- 2
- strong
- River-Wheel-Boat43
- 3
- has a name or year
- strong
- 4
- kite_neem_pond_54
- 16
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