From 1b23671812ef736de809a961adfca3f3a69889b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bailey Pumfleet <bailey@pumfleet.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 12:42:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update password length requirement to 8 characters (#5438)

---
 apps/web/public/static/locales/en/common.json | 2 +-
 packages/lib/auth.ts                          | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/public/static/locales/en/common.json b/apps/web/public/static/locales/en/common.json
index c8d458710b..c486e328ce 100644
--- a/apps/web/public/static/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/apps/web/public/static/locales/en/common.json
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
   "forgotten_secret_description": "If you have lost or forgotten this secret, you can change it, but be aware that all integrations using this secret will need to be updated",
   "current_incorrect_password": "Current password is incorrect",
   "password_hint_caplow": "Mix of uppercase & lowercase letters",
-  "password_hint_min": "Minimum 7 characters long",
+  "password_hint_min": "Minimum 8 characters long",
   "password_hint_num": "Contain at least 1 number",
   "invalid_password_hint": "The password must be a minimum of 7 characters long containing at least one number and have a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters",
   "incorrect_password": "Password is incorrect.",
diff --git a/packages/lib/auth.ts b/packages/lib/auth.ts
index 931df569e2..2535b0f15f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/auth.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ export function isPasswordValid(password: string, breakdown?: boolean) {
   let cap = false, // Has uppercase characters
     low = false, // Has lowercase characters
     num = false, // At least one number
-    min = false; // Seven characters
-  if (password.length > 6) min = true;
+    min = false; // Eight characters
+  if (password.length > 7) min = true;
   for (let i = 0; i < password.length; i++) {
     if (!isNaN(parseInt(password[i]))) num = true;
     else {