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September 27, 2013 18:38
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Use regex to provide feedback on password strength
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$('#pass').keyup(function(e) { | |
var strongRegex = new RegExp("^(?=.{8,})(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*\W).*$", "g"); | |
var mediumRegex = new RegExp("^(?=.{7,})(((?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z]))|((?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[0-9]))|((?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[0-9]))).*$", "g"); | |
var enoughRegex = new RegExp("(?=.{6,}).*", "g"); | |
if (false == enoughRegex.test($(this).val())) { | |
$('#passstrength').html('More Characters'); | |
} else if (strongRegex.test($(this).val())) { | |
$('#passstrength').className = 'ok'; | |
$('#passstrength').html('Strong!'); | |
} else if (mediumRegex.test($(this).val())) { | |
$('#passstrength').className = 'alert'; | |
$('#passstrength').html('Medium!'); | |
} else { | |
$('#passstrength').className = 'error'; | |
$('#passstrength').html('Weak!'); | |
} | |
return true; | |
}); |
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