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) CornNestKite46 (b) Fern.Lamp.2016
- 2.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) BrickTentBoat37 (b) iloveyou29
- 3.🔐 “Qwerty#Neem84” 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
- 4.🔐 Is “BellLampGold88” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 5.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) welcome56 (b) NestToastTent69
- 6.🔢 How many characters are in “Mango@Tiger@2009”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 7.🔢 How many characters are in “Kabir@Vine@77”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 8.🔢 How many characters are in “Cloud!Pond!Ship56”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 9.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) rainseedtiger41 (b) vine_lake_shell_70
- 10.🔐 Is “Corn@Seed@Nest41” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 11.🔐 Is “Ship#Cloud#2017” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 12.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “CornLeafNeem43” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 13.🔐 “Dust!Shell!2017” is weak. Which rule does it break? (a) shorter than 12 (b) fewer than 3 kinds (c) has a name or year (d) has a common word
- 14.🔐 Is “Corn@Bell@Gold20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 15.🔢 How many characters are in “kiteferntoast59”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 16.🔁 Using one password for every account is… (a) required (b) risky (c) smart (d) safe
- 17.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) letmein68 (b) Lake-Drum-Chai46
- 18.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Lamp#River#2008 (b) ShipMoonWolf68
- 19.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) brick!wolf!pearl!42 (b) Ananya2008
- 20.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Mango.Wolf.Tiger63 (b) Iloveyou.Boat39
- 21.🔐 Is “shell!gold!rain!77” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 22.🔐 “tigerwolflakeplum” 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 kinds of characters does “Iloveyou-Tiger25” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 24.🗝️ 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
- 25.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) Rohan_Pearl_41 (b) CornRiverMango53
- 26.🔐 Is “Rohan-Pearl-24” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 27.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) ShellCloudRiver22 (b) seedwolfshipwheel
- 28.🔤 Which is NOT one of the four kinds of characters? (a) symbols (b) capital letters (c) digits (d) emojis
- 29.🔐 Is “Moon-Wheel-Sand44” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 30.🔐 Is “Saanvi2008” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 31.🔢 How many characters are in “SeedToastCloud34”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 32.🔐 Is “seed.corn.drum.20” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 33.🔐 Is “NeemDustKite21” strong or weak by our rule? (a) weak (b) strong
- 34.🔢 How many characters are in “Iloveyou#River18”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 35.🔐 Is “riverboatpearlseed” strong or weak by our rule? (a) strong (b) weak
- 36.🔐 Which password is stronger by our rule? (a) leafplumtentwolf (b) Bell_Toast_Sand31
- 37.🔢 How many characters are in “Letmein#Toast46”? Count letters, digits and symbols.
- 38.🔐 “wheeltoastship51” 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
- 39.🔤 How many kinds of characters does “pond.gold.moon.46” use? (small letters, capital letters, digits, symbols)
- 40.🔐 “pondmoonsandbrick” 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
Answer key
- CornNestKite46
- BrickTentBoat37
- has a common word
- strong
- NestToastTent69
- 16
- 13
- 17
- vine_lake_shell_70
- strong
- weak
- 3
- has a name or year
- strong
- 15
- risky
- Lake-Drum-Chai46
- ShipMoonWolf68
- brick!wolf!pearl!42
- Mango.Wolf.Tiger63
- strong
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 4
- in your head
- CornRiverMango53
- weak
- ShellCloudRiver22
- emojis
- strong
- weak
- 16
- strong
- strong
- 16
- weak
- Bell_Toast_Sand31
- 15
- fewer than 3 kinds
- 3
- fewer than 3 kinds
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