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 “Tara_Gold_62” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 2.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
- 3.🔐 Is “moon_seed_mango_64” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “pondhilllamp59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lake!Kite!Drum38 (b) Aarav@Shell@46
- 6.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) LotusPearlVine63 (b) sandhilltent29
- 7.🔐 “Rain!30” 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
- 8.🔐 “Neem!75” 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
- 9.🔐 Is “DrumPlumShip50” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 10.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlChaiShip52 (b) wheelrainshipnest
- 11.🔐 “Pond.Rain.2016” 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
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Kabir!Toast!23” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) capital letters (b) digits (c) emojis (d) symbols
- 14.🔐 Is “drumleafsandfern” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Qwerty#Sand73” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 16.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “DrumDustCloud41” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “SeedWheelPlum53”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🗝️ Where is the best place to keep your password? (a) in a class chat (b) on your notebook cover (c) in your head (d) on a sticky note
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Neem-Shell-Leaf26 (b) Arjun-Bell-73
- 20.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Vihaan2012” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 21.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Fern!71 (b) Lake_Mango_Lotus84
- 22.🔐 “drumdustshellriver” 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
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “CloudLampBoat36”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “Shell#Vine#Ship17”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 Is “welcome18” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 26.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Iloveyou!Leaf10 (b) CornShellWolf18
- 27.🔐 “Chai_Tiger_2010” 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
- 28.🔐 “Rohan.Lotus.60” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a name or year (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a common word
- 29.🔐 Is “LakeCloudBell57” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔢 How many characters are in “kite_gold_sand_30”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan.Boat.18 (b) dust-neem-nest-10
- 32.🔐 Is “Nest.Frog.2012” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “wheelgoldchaimango”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Pond#50 (b) hill_shell_neem_84
- 35.🔐 Is “Welcome.Pearl29” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔢 How many characters are in “rainshipwheelpearl”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 37.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) TigerPlumKite65 (b) Shell.32
- 38.🔐 Is “Kite!Nest!Rain32” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 39.🔐 Is “tigergoldsandwolf” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 40.🔐 “Welcome!Ship78” 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
Answer key
- 4
- 3
- strong
- 14
- Lake!Kite!Drum38
- LotusPearlVine63
- shorter than 12
- shorter than 12
- strong
- PearlChaiShip52
- has a name or year
- 4
- emojis
- weak
- 4
- 3
- 15
- in your head
- Neem-Shell-Leaf26
- 3
- Lake_Mango_Lotus84
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- 17
- weak
- CornShellWolf18
- has a name or year
- has a name or year
- strong
- 17
- dust-neem-nest-10
- weak
- 18
- hill_shell_neem_84
- weak
- 18
- TigerPlumKite65
- strong
- weak
- has a common word
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