Password validation php regex

Question

I'm new to regex.
I need to validate passwords using php with following password policy using Regex:

Passwords:

1. Must have minimum 8 characters
2. Must have 2 numbers
3. Symbols allowed are : ! @ # $ % *

I have tried the following: /^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[A-Za-z])[0-9A-Za-z!@#$%]$/

Answer 1

The following matches exactly your requirements: ^(?=.*\d.*\d)[0-9A-Za-z!@#$%*]{8,}$

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Explanation

• ^ : match begin of string
• (?=.*\d.*\d) : positive lookahead, check if there are 2 digits
• [0-9A-Za-z!@#$%*]{8,} : match digits, letters and !@#$%* 8 or more times
• $ : match end of string