django-advanced-password-validation

django_advanced_password_validation

Extends Django password validation options to include minimum uppercase, minimum lowercase, minimum numerical, and minimum special characters. This was created in an attempt to keep up with industry standards for strong user passwords.

This package has been tested with python 3.9+.

Prerequisites

Requires Django 3.2 or later. You can install the latest version of Django via pip:

pip install django

Alternatively, you can install a specific version of Django via pip:

pip install django=3.2

NOTE: See the django-project documentation for information on non-deprecated Django versions.

Installation

Normal installation

Install django_advanced_password_validation via pip:

pip install django_advanced_password_validation

Development installation

git clone https://github.com/ezrajrice/django_advanced_password_validation.git
cd django_advanced_password_validation
pip install --editable .

Usage

The optional validators must be configured in the settings.py file of your django project to be actively used in your project.

/my-cool-project/settings.py

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'django_advanced_password_validation',
    ...
]

AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    ...
    {
        'NAME': 'django_advanced_password_validation.advanced_password_validation.ContainsDigitsValidator',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'min_digits': 1
        }
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django_advanced_password_validation.advanced_password_validation.ContainsUppercaseValidator',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'min_uppercase': 1
        }
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django_advanced_password_validation.advanced_password_validation.ContainsLowercaseValidator',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'min_lowercase': 1
        }
    },
    {
        'NAME': 'django_advanced_password_validation.advanced_password_validation.ContainsSpecialCharactersValidator',
        'OPTIONS': {
            'min_characters': 1
        }
    },
    ...
]

Options

Here is a list of the available options with their default values.

Validator	Option	Default
ContainsDigitsValidator	min_digits	1
ContainsUppercaseValidator	min_uppercase	1
ContainsLowercaseValidator	min_lowercase	1
ContainsSpecialCharactersValidator	min_characters	1
MaximumLengthValidator	max_length	128
MaxConsecutiveCharactersValidator	max_consecutive	3
ConsecutivelyIncreasingDigitValidator	max_consecutive	3
ConsecutivelyDecreasingDigitValidator	max_consecutive	3

Authors

• Ezra Rice - Initial work - ezrajrice

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Victor Semionov - Contributor - vsemionov
• Mostafa Moradian - Contributor - mostafa