Strong passwords keep you safer online. Can you tell the difference between a strong and a weak password?
Play our quiz to test how strong your password making skills are!
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Strong passwords quiz
Strong passwords keep you safer online. Can you tell the difference between a strong and a weak password?
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Which is a stronger password?
pastathecat1986
password1986
pastathecat1986 – Stronger password
password1986 – Weak password
Top tips
Be creative with your passwords! Stay away from using words that are easy to guess like “password” or your name.
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Which is a stronger password?
Sydburgercat24
password1986
Sydburgercat24 – Stronger password
password1986 – Weak password
Top tip
Combining important words like your favourite city + food + animal + special number can make your password hard to guess.
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Which is a stronger password?
Pizzacat44
Pizzacatmelbourne24
Pizzacat44 – Weak password
Pizzacatmelbourne24 – Stronger password
Top tip
Passwords should be 15 characters long or more. Longer passwords make it harder for people and computer to guess.
Keep going
Which is a stronger password?
p3rthpa$tA_puppy34!
Perthpastapuppy34
p3rthpa$tA_puppy34! – Stronger password
Perthpastapuppy34 – Weak password
Top tips
Use numbers, uppercase letters and symbols like $,*, ! to make your password harder to guess.
Try to mix up the order of uppercase letters and special symbols to make it even harder to guess.
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Which is a stronger password?
pas$words_1967
T@sman1apizzA_1999
pas$words_1967 – Weak password
T@sman1apizzA_1999 – Stronger password
Top tips
Remember to avoid using words that are easy to guess like “password” or your name.
Make your password creative and fun by combining words that are important to you.
Learn more
Learn more Good Things
Visit Good Things website to get more tips on making a strong password.
To learn more go to: https://goodthingsaustralia.org/learn/
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