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 password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheelchaishell45 (b) RiverNestShell40
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein10 (b) Chai@Kite@Fern11
- 3.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Diya2014” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 4.🔐 “leafmangopearlpond” 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
- 5.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tara!Nest!45” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 6.🔐 Is “raindustmoon60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 7.🔐 “Password@Gold87” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Saanvi#Lake#11”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) safe (d) smart
- 10.🔢 How many characters are in “brickmangoleaf34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 11.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusSeedMango51 (b) Aarav2015
- 12.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) emojis (c) digits (d) capital letters
- 13.🔐 “vinesandtoastboat” 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
- 14.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) HillNestTent29 (b) Letmein_Lotus67
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest#Sand#Pearl47” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LakeKiteRiver13 (b) Ananya2013
- 17.🔐 Is “Drum@Neem@Leaf17” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 18.🔐 “Nisha_Ship_79” 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
- 19.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “cloudmoonbelldust” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 20.🔐 Is “Welcome#Vine60” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern!Pond!Shell18 (b) Meera2013
- 22.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) lotuspearltiger65 (b) Tent#Neem#Shell67
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera!Lamp!80”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) MangoNestVine48 (b) Cloud-Vine-2017
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Leaf.Hill.Brick32 (b) Tent!76
- 26.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Toast!Wheel!2013” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 27.🔐 Is “Neem-57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 28.🔐 “lampfrogchaineem” 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
- 29.🔢 How many characters are in “admin73”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 30.🔐 “Iloveyou.Wolf72” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) fewer than 3 kinds (b) has a common word (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
- 31.🔐 “Admin.Pearl51” 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
- 32.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Nest_20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 33.🔐 Is “Frog.Brick.Sand32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Tent@Gold@Lamp48 (b) hillpondfrog20
- 35.🔐 By our rule, a strong password has at least how many characters? (a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 4
- 36.🔐 Is “Sand-48” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Aarav#Brick#68 (b) Drum#Wolf#Plum46
- 38.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moon_fern_tiger_52 (b) password81
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “admin74” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔢 How many characters are in “lamprivertiger46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
Answer key
- RiverNestShell40
- Chai@Kite@Fern11
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- weak
- has a common word
- 14
- risky
- 16
- LotusSeedMango51
- emojis
- fewer than 3 kinds
- HillNestTent29
- 4
- LakeKiteRiver13
- strong
- has a name or year
- 1
- weak
- Fern!Pond!Shell18
- Tent#Neem#Shell67
- 13
- MangoNestVine48
- Leaf.Hill.Brick32
- 4
- weak
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 7
- has a common word
- has a common word
- 4
- strong
- Tent@Gold@Lamp48
- 12
- weak
- Drum#Wolf#Plum46
- moon_fern_tiger_52
- 2
- 16
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