{"record":{"id":"3f5c403657820fba","repo":"apache/answer","slug":"the-password-does-not-satisfy-the-current-policy-r","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"the password does not satisfy the current policy requirements","messagePattern":"the password does not satisfy the current policy requirements","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"pkg/checker/password.go","lineNumber":64,"sourceCode":"\n\t// TODO Currently there is no requirement for password strength\n\tminLevel := 0\n\n\t// The password strength level is initialized to D.\n\t// The regular is used to verify the password strength.\n\t// If the matching is successful, the password strength increases by 1\n\tlevel := levelD\n\tpatternList := []string{`[0-9]+`, `[a-z]+`, `[A-Z]+`, `[~!@#$%^&*?_-]+`}\n\tfor _, pattern := range patternList {\n\t\tmatch, _ := regexp.MatchString(pattern, password)\n\t\tif match {\n\t\t\tlevel++\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t// If the final password strength falls below the required minimum strength, return with an error\n\tif level < minLevel {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"the password does not satisfy the current policy requirements\")\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":46,"sourceCodeEnd":68,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/answer/blob/3b9f1370612e690a0b7f230f05e688930db4c6d3/pkg/checker/password.go#L46-L68","documentation":"CheckPassword in pkg/checker/password.go:64 fails the password when its computed strength level is below minLevel. Strength is scored 0–4 by counting matches of digit, lowercase, uppercase, and special-character regex classes. Note: minLevel is currently 0 (TODO in source), so this branch is effectively dormant unless minLevel is raised — the only actively reachable password error is the no-spaces rule.","triggerScenarios":"Called from ResetPassword, promptForPassword, generateRandomPasswordWithRetry, and Check; returns this error when level < minLevel, i.e. once minLevel is configured above 0, any password lacking enough character classes (e.g. lowercase-only) triggers it.","commonSituations":"Users resetting passwords with weak single-class passwords; deployments that raise minLevel and suddenly see previously accepted passwords rejected; generated random passwords failing policy if the generator's alphabet is too narrow.","solutions":["Use a password mixing upper-case, lower-case, digits, and special characters (no spaces)","If you control minLevel, set it explicitly to the desired strength instead of relying on the default 0","If a generated password fails (generateRandomPasswordWithRetry), ensure the generator alphabet covers all character classes","Surface the policy requirements to the user in the UI before submission"],"exampleFix":"// before\npw := \"abc\"\nerr := checker.CheckPassword(pw) // weak\n// after\npw := \"Abc123!xyz\" // multiple character classes\nerr := checker.CheckPassword(pw)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"func meetsPolicy(pw string) bool {\n\tif strings.Contains(pw, \" \") { return false }\n\tclasses := regexp.MustCompile(`[0-9]`).MatchString(pw) ||\n\t\tregexp.MustCompile(`[a-z]`).MatchString(pw) ||\n\t\tregexp.MustCompile(`[A-Z]`).MatchString(pw) ||\n\t\tregexp.MustCompile(`[~!@#$%^&*?_-]`).MatchString(pw)\n\treturn classes // extend with per-class count checks vs minLevel\n}","typeGuard":"func isPasswordPolicyErr(err error) bool { return err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"policy requirements\") }","tryCatchPattern":"if err := checker.CheckPassword(pw); err != nil {\n\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"password rejected: %w (use upper, lower, digit, symbol; no spaces)\", err)\n}","preventionTips":["Require a mix of all four character classes in passwords","Never include spaces in passwords (hard-rejected by this checker)","Check the configured minLevel before validating","Show policy requirements in the UI before form submission"],"tags":["go","password-policy","validation","security"],"backgroundTag":"password-policy-violation","analyzedSha":"3b9f1370612e690a0b7f230f05e688930db4c6d3","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T18:18:39.533Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T18:18:39.533Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}