Update ComplaintBox.cpp with basic input sanitations #51
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Adds the following input sanitations and validations to increase integrity: Usernames: length must be in range (3, 20), only alphanumeric Passwords: Basic password security enforcement - length must be in range (8, 20), must have at least lowercase letter, uppercase letter, number, and special character Categories & Subcategories: length must be less than 50, only alphanumeric and spaces allowed Messages: length must be less than 500, blacklisted characters ' " ; - / \ Blacklist should be easy to modify, but for now this should be sufficient for any possible integrations in the future that might have XSS vulnerabilities. Resolves ComputerScienceSoceityNITS#48
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Adds the following input sanitations and validations to increase integrity:
Usernames: length must be in range (3, 20), only alphanumeric
Passwords: Basic password security enforcement - length must be in range (8, 20), must have at least lowercase letter, uppercase letter, number, and special character
Categories & Subcategories: length must be less than 50, only alphanumeric and spaces allowed
Messages: length must be less than 500, blacklisted characters ' " ; - /
This blacklist should be easy to modify, but for now this should be sufficient for any possible integrations in the future that might have XSS vulnerabilities.
Resolves #48