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UserPassword

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

Note

Since Symfony 2.2, the UserPassword* classes in the Symfony\\Component\\Security\\Core\\Validator\\Constraint namespace are deprecated and will be removed in Symfony 2.3. Please use the UserPassword* classes in the Symfony\\Component\\Security\\Core\\Validator\\Constraints namespace instead.

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 their password, but needs to enter their 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\Constraints\UserPassword
Validator Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraints\UserPasswordValidator

Basic Usage

Suppose you have a PasswordChange class, that’s used in a form where the user can change their password by entering their 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\Constraints\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\Constraints 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 -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<constraint-mapping xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping/constraint-mapping-1.0.xsd">

    <class name="Acme\UserBundle\Form\Model\ChangePassword">
        <property name="Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Validator\Constraints\UserPassword">
            <option name="message">Wrong value for your current password</option>
        </property>
    </class>
</constraint-mapping>
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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\Constraints 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.

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