octobercms/october · error · ValidationException

Password must contain at least one number.

Error message

Password must contain at least one number.

What it means

Error "Password must contain at least one number." thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/models/User.php:375

                throw new ValidationException(['password' => __('Password must have a minimum of length of :min characters', ['min'=>$minLength])]);
            }
        }

        if ($policy['require_uppercase'] ?? false) {
            if (mb_strtolower($password) === $password) {
                throw new ValidationException(['password' => __('Password must contain at least one uppercase character.')]);
            }
        }

        if ($policy['require_lowercase'] ?? false) {
            if (mb_strtoupper($password) === $password) {
                throw new ValidationException(['password' => __('Password must contain at least one lowercase character.')]);
            }
        }

        if ($policy['require_number'] ?? false) {
            if (!array_filter(str_split($password), 'is_numeric')) {
                throw new ValidationException(['password' => __('Password must contain at least one number.')]);
            }
        }

        if ($policy['require_nonalpha'] ?? false) {
            if (!Str::contains($password, str_split("!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|'"))) {
                throw new ValidationException(['password' => __('Password must contain at least one nonalphanumeric character.')]);
            }
        }

        /**
         * @event user.validatePasswordPolicy
         * Called when the user password is validated against the policy
         *
         * Example usage:
         *
         *     $model->bindEvent('user.validatePasswordPolicy', function (string $password) use ($model) {
         *         throw new ValidationException(['password' => 'Prevent anything from validating ever!']);
         *     });

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/models/User.php:375 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a023297a3b95b917. Report an issue: GitHub.