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+// Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package internal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/jsonerror"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
+)
+
+const minPasswordLength = 8 // http://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.2.0.html#password-based
+
+const maxPasswordLength = 512 // https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/v0.20.0/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py#L161
+
+// ValidatePassword returns an error response if the password is invalid
+func ValidatePassword(password string) *util.JSONResponse {
+	// https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/v0.20.0/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py#L161
+	if len(password) > maxPasswordLength {
+		return &util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			JSON: jsonerror.BadJSON(fmt.Sprintf("password too long: max %d characters", maxPasswordLength)),
+		}
+	} else if len(password) > 0 && len(password) < minPasswordLength {
+		return &util.JSONResponse{
+			Code: http.StatusBadRequest,
+			JSON: jsonerror.WeakPassword(fmt.Sprintf("password too weak: min %d chars", minPasswordLength)),
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}