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) Rohan2011 (b) Wolf-Leaf-Hill60
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Kite@Gold@Lotus44 (b) Frog.48
- 3.🔐 “Diya#Pond#81” 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
- 4.🔢 How many characters are in “Diya@Wheel@21”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) PearlDrumRiver23 (b) password32
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Meera_River_42”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Chai!Lake!2012 (b) Bell.Kite.Gold68
- 8.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) safe (c) smart (d) risky
- 9.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Tent#Dust#Lake17” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 10.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Lamp-Plum-Wheel20” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 11.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “seeddustkitevine” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 12.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Password.Drum20 (b) Tent_Gold_Corn42
- 13.🔐 Is “admin80” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 14.🔢 How many characters are in “Drum@Mango@2008”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 15.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) wheelneemsand37 (b) sand!shell!bell!45
- 16.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) password21 (b) pond@dust@vine@87
- 17.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir_Nest_14”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango!Nest!Bell26 (b) Tara2010
- 19.🔐 Is “Vihaan2009” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 20.🧮 By our rule, how many kinds of characters should a strong password use at least? (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
- 21.🔐 Is “Cloud-26” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 22.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake_Plum_2012”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 23.🔢 How many characters are in “plum.kite.drum.67”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 24.🔢 How many characters are in “welcome50”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 25.🔐 “wheelbrickcornvine” 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
- 26.🔐 Is “Gold!Lotus!Lamp83” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 27.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) emojis (b) symbols (c) capital letters (d) digits
- 28.🔢 How many characters are in “Lake-Boat-2016”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 29.🔐 “neemseedlamp42” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) shorter than 12 (c) has a name or year (d) fewer than 3 kinds
- 30.🔐 “Meera@Brick@20” 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
- 31.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) moonriverlotusboat (b) Sand#Hill#Drum42
- 32.🔐 “pearlshipkite45” 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
- 33.🔢 How many characters are in “LeafDustPearl43”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 34.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “Pearl@76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 35.🔐 “Nest.17” 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
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rainwolfplum80 (b) chai@neem@tent@21
- 37.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “BoatTigerDrum76” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 38.🔐 Is “BellTigerLotus63” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 39.🔢 How many characters are in “Leaf_Lotus_2014”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 40.🔐 “kitetigershellgold” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) has a common word (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) shorter than 12 (d) has a name or year
Answer key
- Wolf-Leaf-Hill60
- Kite@Gold@Lotus44
- has a name or year
- 13
- PearlDrumRiver23
- 14
- Bell.Kite.Gold68
- risky
- 4
- 4
- 1
- Tent_Gold_Corn42
- weak
- 15
- sand!shell!bell!45
- pond@dust@vine@87
- 13
- Mango!Nest!Bell26
- weak
- 3
- weak
- 14
- 17
- 9
- fewer than 3 kinds
- strong
- emojis
- 14
- fewer than 3 kinds
- has a name or year
- Sand#Hill#Drum42
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 15
- 4
- shorter than 12
- chai@neem@tent@21
- 3
- strong
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
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