s_mysql_validate_password_changed_characters Struct Reference

Service to enforce that new password contains N different characters compared to existing password. More...

#include <validate_password.h>

Public Attributes
mysql_service_status_t(*	validate )(my_h_string current_password, my_h_string new_password, uint *minimum_required, uint *changed)
	Validate if number of changed characters matches the pre-configured criteria. More...

Detailed Description

Service to enforce that new password contains N different characters compared to existing password.

REQUIRES_SERVICE(validate_password_changed_characters)
bool compare_passwords(const char *current_password,
                       unsigned int current_password_length,
                       const char * new_oassword,
                       unsigned int new_password_length) {
  String current_password_string, new_password_string;
  current_password_string.assign(current_password, current_password_length,
                                 &my_charset_utf8mb3_bin);
  new_password_string.assign(new_password, new_password_length,
                             &my_charset_utf8mb3_bin);
  unsigned int min_required = 0, changed = 0;
  if (mysql_service_validate_password_changed_characters->validate(
        current_password_string, new_password_string,
        &min_required, &changed)) {
    // Raise error that min_required characters should be changed
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}

Member Data Documentation

validate

mysql_service_status_t(* s_mysql_validate_password_changed_characters::validate) (my_h_string current_password, my_h_string new_password, uint *minimum_required, uint *changed)

Validate if number of changed characters matches the pre-configured criteria.

Parameters

[in]	current_password	Current password
[in]	new_password	New password
[out]	minimum_required	Minimum required number of changed characters
[out]	changed	Actual number of changed characters

Returns

Result of validation

Return values

false	Success
true	Error

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• include/mysql/components/services/validate_password.h