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 characters are in “ChaiNeemRain32”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 2.🔐 “Meera-Plum-81” 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
- 3.🔐 Is “wolf@moon@corn@25” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “drumvinebrick18” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “RiverCornNeem75” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 “Rain.54” 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.🔐 “Kite.Tiger.2008” 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
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “wolfraindrummango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Wolf.Drum.Brick21” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheelhillbrickmoon (b) lake-boat-drum-78
- 11.🔐 “Frog#18” 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
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Wolf.Moon.Neem52 (b) cloudwolfneemmango
- 13.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite#Tent#2017 (b) GoldMangoShell48
- 14.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
- 15.🔐 Is “NestPondHill27” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 16.🔢 How many characters are in “leaf-river-nest-12”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 17.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “brick#lamp#rain#14” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pearl!Hill!Tiger83 (b) iloveyou55
- 19.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 20.🔐 “wolfmoonshellpond” 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
- 21.🔐 “Qwerty-Sand61” 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
- 22.🔐 “Rohan.Corn.59” 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
- 23.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) frog-sand-lake-20 (b) Kabir!Hill!75
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Arjun#Hill#50 (b) Pearl#Fern#Plum42
- 25.🔐 Is “vinepearltentriver” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔢 How many characters are in “leafsandchai26”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Plum.Brick73 (b) chaigoldbrick84
- 28.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) iloveyou47 (b) ChaiToastSand63
- 29.🔐 Is “iloveyou42” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 30.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in your head (b) on your notebook cover (c) on a sticky note (d) in a class chat
- 31.🔐 Is “Hill@37” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 32.🔢 How many characters are in “hillbelldrumchai”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 33.🔐 Is “Diya@Pond@83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seedshiptiger80” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Meera_Wolf_13” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Meera.Nest.38 (b) Toast_Lake_Chai82
- 37.🔐 Is “cloudwheelcornpond” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 38.🔐 “Ishaan@Pond@35” 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
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “welcome27” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) CornRainTent64 (b) wheeltenttigerleaf
Answer key
- 14
- has a name or year
- strong
- 2
- 3
- shorter than 12
- has a name or year
- 17
- 4
- lake-boat-drum-78
- shorter than 12
- Wolf.Moon.Neem52
- GoldMangoShell48
- 12
- strong
- 18
- 3
- Pearl!Hill!Tiger83
- risky
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a common word
- has a name or year
- frog-sand-lake-20
- Pearl#Fern#Plum42
- weak
- 14
- Mango.Plum.Brick73
- ChaiToastSand63
- weak
- in your head
- weak
- 16
- weak
- 2
- has a name or year
- Toast_Lake_Chai82
- weak
- has a name or year
- 2
- CornRainTent64
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