django-advanced-password-validators 0.1

A Django package for custom password validation.

Django Password Validator

A Django package for custom 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 works for python 3.6+.

Prerequisites

Requires Django 2.2 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

pip install django_advanced_password_validators

Development installation

git clone https://github.com/shanathvemula/django_advanced_password_validators
cd django-advanced_password_validation
pip install --editable .

Usage

Add the custom validators to your AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS setting in your Django project's settings file:

# settings.py
AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
    {
        'NAME': 'django_advanced_password_validators.validators.password_validators.PasswordValidators',
        'OPTIONS': {
            "min_length": 8,
            "max_length": 128,
            "min_length_digit": 1,
            "min_length_alpha": 1,
            "min_length_special": 1,
            "min_length_lower": 1,
            "min_length_upper": 1,
            "special_characters": "~!@#$%^&*()_+{}\":;'[]"
        }
    }
]