/**
* Checks for valid password. Returns boolean. The following checks are done:
*
* + min length (constant AUTH_MIN_PASS_LENGTH defined in CAT_Users)
* + max length (constant AUTH_MAX_PASS_LENGTH defined in CAT_Users)
* + is a string (spaces allowed), no control characters
* + if $allow_quotes = false: no quotes
* + if $strict = true: consists of 6 or more letters, digits, underscores
* and hyphens; must contain at least one upper case letter,
* one lower case letter and one digit
*
* Use method getPasswordError() to get an error message on return value false
*
* @access public
* @param string $password
* @param boolean $allow_quotes (default: true)
* @param boolean $strict (default: false)
* @return boolean
*
*/
public static function validatePassword($password, $allow_quotes = true, $strict = false)
{
$min_length = CAT_Registry::exists('AUTH_MIN_PASS_LENGTH') ? CAT_Registry::get('AUTH_MIN_PASS_LENGTH') : 5;
$max_length = CAT_Registry::exists('AUTH_MAX_PASS_LENGTH') ? CAT_Registry::get('AUTH_MAX_PASS_LENGTH') : 20;
// ----- check length -----
if (strlen($password) < $min_length && (!CAT_Registry::exists('ALLOW_SHORT_PASSWORDS') || CAT_Registry::get('ALLOW_SHORT_PASSWORDS') !== true)) {
self::$validatePasswordError = self::lang()->translate('The password is too short.');
return false;
} elseif (strlen($password) > $max_length) {
self::$validatePasswordError = self::lang()->translate('The password is too long.');
return false;
}
// any string that doesn't have control characters (ASCII 0 - 31) - spaces allowed
if (!preg_match('/^[^\\x-\\x1F]+$/D', $password, $match)) {
self::$validatePasswordError = self::lang()->translate('Invalid password!');
return false;
} else {
self::$lastValidatedPassword = $match[0];
}
if (!$allow_quotes) {
// don't allow quotes in the PW!
if (preg_match('/(\\%27)|(\')|(%2D%2D)|(\\-\\-)/i', $password)) {
self::$validatePasswordError = self::lang()->translate('Invalid password!');
return false;
}
}
// check complexity
if ($strict) {
$PASSWORD = new Password();
$PASSWORD->setComplexity($PASSWORD->getComplexityStrict());
if (!$PASSWORD->complexEnough($password, self::get_username())) {
self::$validatePasswordError = self::lang()->translate('The required password complexity is not met') . implode('<br />', $PASSWORD->getPasswordIssues());
return false;
}
}
// all checks done
return true;
}
