# Input Validation

## Admin Username

Usernames for an administrator in spotweb have some restrictions.

* Following words are not allowed:
  * god
  * mod
  * spot
  * admin
  * drazix
  * superuser
  * supervisor
  * root
  * anonymous
* Following characters are not allowed:
  * <
  * \>
* Regex used to validate the username (you can try live [here](https://regex101.com/r/LA4Io7/1)):
 `^((?!god|mod|spot|admin|drazix|superuser|supervisor|root|anonymous)[^<>])*$`

## Admin Firstname and Lastname

The firstname and lastname  in spotweb have some restrictions.

* Following characters are not allowed:
  * <
  * \>
* Minimum lenght of 2 characters is enforced
* Regex used to validate the firstname and lastname (you can try live [here](https://regex101.com/r/x2KGnU/1)):
 `^([^<>]{2})([^<>]*)$`

## Admin Email

The email addres is validated in spotweb using the built-in `_FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL`.

* Regex used to validate the email (you can try live [here](https://regex101.com/r/yEmCoL/1)):
 ```^[a-zA-Z0-9.!#$%&'*+\/=?^_`{|}~-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(?:\.[a-zA-Z0-9](?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)*$```

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If you find a field that you think it needs validation, please open an issue on github