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UserPassword

New in version 2.1: This constraint is new in version 2.1.

This validates that an input value is equal to the current authenticated user’s password. This is useful in a form where a user can change his password, but needs to enter his old password for security.

Note

This should not be used to validate a login form, since this is done automatically by the security system.

Applies to property or method
Options
Class Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint\UserPassword
Validator Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint\UserPasswordValidator

Basic Usage

Suppose you have a PasswordChange class, that’s used in a form where the user can change his password by entering his old password and a new password. This constraint will validate that the old password matches the user’s current password:

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    # src/UserBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
Acme\UserBundle\Form\Model\ChangePassword:
    properties:
        oldPassword:
            - Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint\UserPassword:
                message: "Wrong value for your current password"
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    // src/Acme/UserBundle/Form/Model/ChangePassword.php
namespace Acme\UserBundle\Form\Model;

use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint as SecurityAssert;

class ChangePassword
{
    /**
     * @SecurityAssert\UserPassword(
     *     message = "Wrong value for your current password"
     * )
     */
     protected $oldPassword;
}
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    <!-- src/UserBundle/Resources/config/validation.xml -->
<class name="Acme\UserBundle\Form\Model\ChangePassword">
    <property name="Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint\UserPassword">
        <option name="message">Wrong value for your current password</option>
    </property>
</class>
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    // src/Acme/UserBundle/Form/Model/ChangePassword.php
namespace Acme\UserBundle\Form\Model;

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraint as SecurityAssert;

class ChangePassword
{
    public static function loadValidatorData(ClassMetadata $metadata)
    {
        $metadata->addPropertyConstraint('oldPassword', new SecurityAssert\UserPassword(array(
            'message' => 'Wrong value for your current password',
        )));
    }
}

Options

message

type: message default: This value should be the user current password

This is the message that’s displayed when the underlying string does not match the current user’s password.

This work, including the code samples, is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license.