Validate password strength on the server side





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This code will validate a password on the server side. ;) Imports System.Text.RegularExpressionsPublic Class PasswordAdvisor Enum PasswordScore Blank = 0 VeryWeak = 1 Weak = 2 Medium = 3 Strong = 4 VeryStrong = 5 End Enum ...
This code will validate a password on the server side. ;)
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions Public Class PasswordAdvisor Enum PasswordScore Blank = 0 VeryWeak = 1 Weak = 2 Medium = 3 Strong = 4 VeryStrong = 5 End Enum Public Shared Function CheckStrength(ByVal password As String) As PasswordScore Dim score As Int32 = 1 If password.Length < 1 Then Return PasswordScore.Blank End If If password.Length < 4 Then Return PasswordScore.VeryWeak End If If password.Length >= 6 Then score = score + 1 End If If password.Length >= 12 Then score = score + 1 End If If Regex.IsMatch(password, "/\d+/", RegexOptions.ECMAScript) Then score = score + 1 End If If Regex.IsMatch(password, "/[a-z]/", RegexOptions.ECMAScript AndAlso Regex.IsMatch(password, "/[A-Z]/", RegexOptions.ECMAScript)) Then score = score + 1 End If If Regex.IsMatch(password, "/.[!,@,#,$,%,^,&,*,?,_,~,-,£,(,)]/", RegexOptions.ECMAScript) Then score = score + 1 End If Return CType(score, PasswordScore) End Function End Class