django-password-policies-validator 0.1.1

A Django app to validate password complexity and prevent users from reusing previous passwords.

django-password-policies-validator is a Django app to validate password complexity and prevent users from reusing previous passwords.

Quick start

1. Add “password_policies” to your INSTALLED_APPS setting like this:

   INSTALLED_APPS = [
       ...
       'password_policies',
   ]

2. Add ‘password_policies.password_validators.ComplexityValidator’ to AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS like this:

   AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
       ...
       {
           'NAME': 'password_policies.password_validation.ComplexityValidator',
       },
       {
           'NAME': 'password_policies.password_validation.RepeatedValidator',
       },
   ]

3. Run python manage.py migrate to create the PasswordRecord models.

4. Start the development server and go to the “Change password” page to check how the new password policies applied.