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Guard your users from security problems by preventing them from having dumb passwords

This package can be used to verifythe user provided password isnot one of the top 10,000 worst passwords as analyzed by a respectable IT security analyst. Readabout all here,here(wired) orhere(telegram)

PHP 5.5+ orHHVM 3.3+, andComposer are required.

To get the latest version of Laravel Password, simply add the following line to the require block of yourcomposer.json file.

"unicodeveloper/laravel-password": "1.0.*"

You'll then need to runcomposer install orcomposer update to download it and have the autoloader updated.

• If you're on Laravel 5.5 or above, that's all you need to do! Check out the usage examples below.
• If you're on Laravel < 5.5, you'll need to register the service provider. Open upconfig/app.php and add the following to theproviders array:

Unicodeveloper\DumbPassword\DumbPasswordServiceProvider::class

Use the ruledumbpwd in your validation like so:

/** * Get a validator for an incoming registration request. * * @param  array  $data * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator */protectedfunctionvalidator(array$data){return Validator::make($data, ['name' =>'required|max:255','email' =>'required|email|max:255|unique:users','password' =>'required|min:6|dumbpwd|confirmed',    ]);}

Error shows on the page like so:

By default, the error message returned isThis password is just too common. Please try another!.

You can customize the error message by openingresources/lang/en/validation.php and adding to the array like so:

'dumbpwd' =>'You are using a dumb password abeg',

Please seeCHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.

Please feel free to fork this package and contribute by submitting a pull request to enhance the functionalities.

• Eugene Mutai

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