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 “Cloud-Fern-Bell49” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🔐 Is “Toast-Kite-2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 3.🔐 “Admin_Tiger66” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “tiger#neem#drum#81” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 5.🔐 “Kite#84” 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
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2017 (b) Dust#Tiger#Fern13
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “lotusdrumnestbell”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Aarav-Bell-29” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Password.Ship63” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Is “Leaf@Lamp@Mango88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Tiger-Leaf10”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 12.🔐 “rainkitemango50” 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
- 13.🔐 “hilllakelampwheel” 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
- 14.🔐 “Brick#Cloud#2008” 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
- 15.🔐 Is “Boat!Plum!2016” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔐 “seedhillgoldtoast” 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
- 17.🔐 “Arjun.Seed.83” 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
- 18.🔐 Is “pond.gold.ship.74” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 19.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on a sticky note (c) in a class chat (d) on your notebook cover
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent!Nest!Neem53” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Cloud40 (b) pond-corn-seed-29
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Sand#75 (b) PearlNestChai33
- 23.🔐 “ferndustpondwolf” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a common word (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 24.🔐 Is “Boat@Brick@2015” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 25.🔢 How many characters are in “Vihaan2015”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 26.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 27.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “kite_sand_rain_22” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Gold-24”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Admin@Sand18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 30.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “NestVineShell72” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheel-shell-brick-15 (b) seedleaflampwolf
- 32.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Nisha2011 (b) neem.nest.lotus.10
- 33.🔐 Is “corn#chai#drum#16” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) tiger#sand#kite#57 (b) Diya-Nest-66
- 35.🔐 “Diya#Lamp#19” 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.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Fern#Shell#Pearl77” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Gold.Toast.Bell34 (b) welcome53
- 38.🔐 “Corn.Seed.2015” 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
- 39.🔐 “Diya.Pearl.42” 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
- 40.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “bell.fern.vine.21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
Answer key
- 4
- weak
- has a common word
- strong
- shorter than 12
- Dust#Tiger#Fern13
- 17
- 4
- 4
- strong
- 17
- fewer than 3 kinds
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- strong
- in your head
- 4
- pond-corn-seed-29
- PearlNestChai33
- fewer than 3 kinds
- weak
- 10
- emojis
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 3
- wheel-shell-brick-15
- neem.nest.lotus.10
- strong
- tiger#sand#kite#57
- has a name or year
- 4
- Gold.Toast.Bell34
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- 3
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