MediaWiki API help
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Documentation and examples: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API
action=validatepassword
(main | validatepassword)
- Voor deze module zijn leesrechten nodig.
- This module only accepts POST requests.
- Source: MediaWiki
- License: GPL-2.0+
Validate a password against the wiki's password policies.
Validity is reported as Good if the password is acceptable, Change if the password may be used for login but must be changed, or Invalid if the password is not usable.
Parameters:
- password
Password to validate.
- This parameter is required.
- user
User name, for use when testing account creation. The named user must not exist.
- Type: user name
Email address, for use when testing account creation.
- realname
Real name, for use when testing account creation.
Examples:
- Validate the password foobar for the current user.
- api.php?action=validatepassword&password=foobar [open in sandbox]
- Validate the password qwerty for creating user Example.
- api.php?action=validatepassword&password=querty&user=Example [open in sandbox]