So as a continuation of my last question This one.
i got this code as a anwser but now i wold like how i could exclude some requirements
function Test-AdminPassword {
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$Password,
[Parameter(Position = 1)]
[int]$Requirements = 5
)
$result = 0
# test length between 12 and 24
if ($Password.Length -in 12..24) {
$result++
}
# test uppercase
if (($Password -creplace '[^A-Z]', '').Length -ge 3) {
$result++
}
# test lowercase
if (($Password -creplace '[^a-z]', '').Length -ge 3) {
$result++
}
# test digits
if (($Password -replace '[^0-9]', '').Length -ge 3) {
$result++
}
# test special characters
if (($Password -creplace '[^!@$#%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};'':"\\|,.<>\/? ]', '').Length -ge 3) {
$result++
}
# return $true if the password complies with at least $requirements
return ($result -ge $Requirements)
}
the question i have now is how can i edit this so i can exclude special characters because in a Admin Username you can use only lowercase characters
Here's a complete re-write of my earlier function.
This one uses a lot more parameters for you to play with, but then it can be used for testing both an admin username and also to test an inputted password.
function Test-AdminInput {
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = "ByCase")]
Param(
[Parameter(Position = 0, Mandatory=$true)]
[string]$NameOrPassword,
# Instead of these default numbers, you can set them all to 0
# if you like. That way, omitting them from the call will skip the test.
[int]$MinLength = 12,
[int]$MaxLength = 24,
[int]$MinDigits = 3,
[int]$MinSpecial = 3,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = "ByCase")]
[int]$MinUpperCase = 3,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = "ByCase")]
[int]$MinLowerCase = 3,
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = "ByCaseRestrict")]
[ValidateSet ("AllUpperCase","AllLowerCase","Any")]
[string]$RestrictCase = "Any"
)
# test $MinLength
if ($MinLength -gt 0 -and $NameOrPassword.Length -lt $MinLength) {
Write-Warning "You need at least $MinLength characters"
return $false
}
# test $MaxLength
if ($MaxLength -gt 0 -and $NameOrPassword.Length -gt $MaxLength) {
Write-Warning "You cannot use more than $MaxLength characters"
return $false
}
# test Restricted casing
if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "ByCaseRestrict") {
switch ($RestrictCase) {
"AllUpperCase" { if ($NameOrPassword.ToUpperInvariant() -cne $NameOrPassword) {
Write-Warning "You must use upper-case characters only"; return $false } }
"AllLowerCase" { if ($NameOrPassword.ToLowerInvariant() -cne $NameOrPassword) {
Write-Warning "You must use lower-case characters only"; return $false } }
}
}
else {
# test minimum uppercase
if ($MinUpperCase -gt 0) {
if (($NameOrPassword -creplace '[^A-Z]', '').Length -lt $MinUpperCase) {
Write-Warning "You must use at least $MinUpperCase upper-case characters"
return $false
}
}
# test minimum lowercase
if ($MinLowerCase -gt 0) {
if (($NameOrPassword -creplace '[^a-z]', '').Length -lt $MinLowerCase) {
Write-Warning "You must use at least $MinLowerCase lower-case characters"
return $false
}
}
}
# test digits
if ($MinDigits -gt 0) {
if (($NameOrPassword -replace '[^0-9]', '').Length -lt $MinDigits) {
Write-Warning "You must use at least $MinDigits digits (0-9)"
return $false
}
}
# test special characters
if ($MinSpecial -gt 0) {
if (($NameOrPassword -creplace '[^!@$#%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};'':"\\|,.<>\/? ]', '').Length -lt $MinSpecial) {
Write-Warning "You must use at least $MinSpecial special characters (!@$#%^&*()_+-=[]{};'`":\|,.<>/? )"
return $false
}
}
# If you get here, all tests succeeded
return $true
}
For testing Passwords use it like this:
do {
$input = Read-Host -Prompt "Please insert an Admin Password (must have the 3 lower case characters, 3 upper case characters, 3 digits and 3 special characters)"
$result = Test-AdminInput $input -MinLength 12 -MaxLength 24 -MinUpperCase 3 -MinLowerCase 3 -MinDigits 3 -MinSpecial 3
} until ($result)
For testing User names use it like this:
do {
$input = Read-Host -Prompt "Please insert an Admin User name (must have only lower case characters, 3 digits)"
$result = Test-AdminInput $input -MinLength 12 -MaxLength 24 -MinDigits 3 -RestrictCase AllLowerCase
} until ($result)