Version: 1.0
Type: Full Script
Category: Other
License: GNU General Public License
Description: This page will validate the structure of a string to your specifications. This script will verify a password to make sure it contains a lower and upper case alpha character, a numeric character, a symbol in the valid_symbol array, and not a symbol in the invalid_symbol array.
<? /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTHOR: Joshua Malan COMPANY: TeksFX WEBSITE: www.teksfx.com EMAIL: [email protected] Password Structure Validation: $passVer = the password $symbolErrors: If there is an error with invalid symbols it will return the details of that error in a bullited list <ul> $results: If the password does not meet the spefications it will return an ordered list <ol> with the description of why it did not meet the specifications. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ function checkPassword($passVer){ global $symbolErrors; global $results; $invalid_symbols = array(0 => "$",1 => "%",2 => "&"); $valid_symbols = array(0 => "!",1 => "@",2 => "#",3 => "^",4 => "*",5 => "(",6 => ")",7 => "-", 8 => "_",9 => "=",10 => "+",11 => "[",12 => "]",13 => "{",14 => "}",15 => ";", 16 => ":",17 => ",",18 => "<",19 => ">",20 => ".",21 => "/",22 => "~"); $length = strlen($passVer); if ($length >= 6){ $lengthVerified = true; } else { $lengthVerified = false; } for($i=0;$i<$length;$i++){ $chars[] = substr($passVer, $i, 1); } $symbolErrors = "<ul>"; while(list($key,$val) = each($chars)){ if (in_array($val,$invalid_symbols)){ $symbolErrors .= "<li><span class='defaultBoldRed'>$val</span> is an invalid symbol.</li>"; $invalidSymbol = true; } if (in_array($val,$valid_symbols)){ $validSymbol = true; } if (ereg('[0-9]', $val)){ $numericVerified = true; } if(ereg('[A-Z]', $val)){ $alphaUpVerified = true; } if(ereg('[a-z]', $val)){ $alphaLowVerified = true; } } $symbolErrors .= "</ul>"; $results = "<ol>"; if ($lengthVerified == true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The length check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The length check failed, your password needs to be 6 characters or more.</span><br></li>"; } if ($invalidSymbol != true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The invalid symbol check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The invalid symbol check failed and are mentioned above.</span><br></li>"; } if ($validSymbol == true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The valid symbol check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The valid symbol check failed. You need to have a symbol in your password other than $ % or &.</span><br></li>"; } if ($numericVerified == true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The numeric check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The numeric check failed because you need to have a number in your password.</span><br></li>"; } if ($alphaUpVerified == true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The alpha upper case check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The alpha upper case check failed because you need to have one of the letters capitalized.</span><br></li>"; } if ($alphaLowVerified == true){ //$results .= "<span class='defaultGreen'>The alpha lower case check passed</span><br>"; } else { $results .= "<li><span class='defaultRed'>The alpha lower case check failed because you need a lower case letter.</span><br></li>"; } $results .= "</ol>"; } echo"<html> <head> <title>Change Password</title> <style> .default{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#000000;} .defaultWhite{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#FFFFFF;} .defaultRed{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#D60000;} .defaultBlack{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#000000;} .defaultBlue{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#00529C;} .defaultGreen{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#006600;} .defaultOrange{font:9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#DC9306;} .defaultBold{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#000000;} .defaultBoldWhite{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#FFFFFF;} .defaultBoldBlack{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#000000;} .defaultBoldYellow{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#D60000;} .defaultBoldBlue{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#00529C;} .defaultBoldLtBlue{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#EDEFF3;} .defaultBoldRed{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#D60000;} .defaultBoldGreen{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#006600;} .defaultBoldOrange{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#DC9306;} .defaultBoldGrey{font:bold 9pt Arial,Helvetica,Veranda;color:#888888;} </style> </head> <body $body> <form><P> </P> <table border='0' cellpadding='1' cellspacing='0' width='400' align='center' bgcolor='#000000'><tr><td> <table border='0' cellpadding='2' cellspacing='0' width='400' align='center' bgcolor='#FFFFFF'> <tr class='highlight'> <td align='center' class='defaultBoldWhite' bgcolor='#00529C'>Please change your password in the box below.</td> </tr> <tr class='noHighlight'> <td align='center'> <input type='text' name='passVer' value='$passVer' class='defaultBlue'> <input type='submit' value='CHANGE' class='defaultBoldBlue'> </td> </tr> <tr class='highlight'> <td class='defaultBold'> <P align='center'>Below is the description of the problem with your password.</P> "; if (isset($passVer)){ checkPassword($passVer); if ($symbolErrors != "<ul></ul>" || $results != "<ol></ol>"){ echo $symbolErrors; echo $results; } else { //YOUR UPDATE STATEMENT HERE echo "<center><span class='defaultBoldRed'>Your password acceptable, <a href='../index.html'>Click Here</a> to continue.</span></center>"; } } echo" </td> </tr> </table> </td></tr></table> </form> </body> </html>"; ?>
