Merge branch 'password-tests'

23 files changed, 221 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbc96e04c..5606a3c0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         - Zoom out as much as necessary on body map page, even on mobile. #1958
         - Show loading message on initial /around map load #1976
         - Ask for current password/send email on password change. #1974
+        - Add minimum password length and common password checking.
         - Nicer display of national phone numbers.
     - Bugfixes:
         - Fix bug specifying category in URL on /around. #1950
diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index 3ab7d8f5c..1f68df9db 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ requires 'Authen::SASL';
 requires 'Cache::Memcached';
 requires 'Carp';
 requires 'Crypt::Eksblowfish::Bcrypt';
+requires 'Data::Password::Common';
 requires 'DateTime';
 requires 'DateTime::Format::HTTP';
 requires 'DateTime::Format::ISO8601';
diff --git a/cpanfile.snapshot b/cpanfile.snapshot
index d222dc9b0..5fa44e318 100644
--- a/cpanfile.snapshot
+++ b/cpanfile.snapshot
@@ -1401,6 +1401,20 @@ DISTRIBUTIONS
       Module::Build 0.35
       Test::Exception 0
       Test::More 0
+  Data-Password-Common-0.004
+    pathname: D/DA/DAGOLDEN/Data-Password-Common-0.004.tar.gz
+    provides:
+      Data::Password::Common 0.004
+    requirements:
+      ExtUtils::MakeMaker 6.17
+      File::ShareDir 0
+      File::ShareDir::Install 0.03
+      IO::File 0
+      Search::Dict 0
+      Sub::Exporter 0
+      autodie 2.00
+      strict 0
+      warnings 0
   Data-Visitor-0.28
     pathname: D/DO/DOY/Data-Visitor-0.28.tar.gz
     provides:
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth.pm
index fe980af0d..95f8bb9a2 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use namespace::autoclean;
 BEGIN { extends 'Catalyst::Controller'; }
 
 use Email::Valid;
+use Data::Password::Common 'found';
 use Digest::HMAC_SHA1 qw(hmac_sha1);
 use JSON::MaybeXS;
 use MIME::Base64;
@@ -149,6 +150,11 @@ sub email_sign_in : Private {
         return;
     }
 
+    my $password = $c->get_param('password_register');
+    if ($password) {
+        return unless $c->forward('/auth/test_password', [ $password ]);
+    }
+
     # If user registration is disabled then bail out at this point
     # if there's not already a user with this email address.
     # NB this uses the same template as a successful sign in to stop
@@ -162,8 +168,7 @@ sub email_sign_in : Private {
     }
 
     my $user_params = {};
-    $user_params->{password} = $c->get_param('password_register')
-        if $c->get_param('password_register');
+    $user_params->{password} = $password if $password;
     my $user = $c->model('DB::User')->new( $user_params );
 
     my $token_data = {
@@ -354,6 +359,55 @@ sub no_csrf_token : Private {
     $c->detach('/page_error_400_bad_request', []);
 }
 
+=item common_password
+
+Returns 1/0 depending on if password is common or not.
+
+=cut
+
+sub common_password : Local : Args(0) {
+    my ($self, $c) = @_;
+
+    my $password = $c->get_param('password_register');
+
+    my $return = JSON->true;
+    if (!$c->cobrand->call_hook('bypass_password_checks') && found($password)) {
+        $return = _('Please choose a less commonly-used password');
+    }
+
+    my $body = JSON->new->utf8->allow_nonref->encode($return);
+    $c->res->content_type('application/json; charset=utf-8');
+    $c->res->body($body);
+}
+
+=item test_password
+
+Checks a password is not too weak; returns true if okay,
+false if weak (and sets stash error).
+
+=cut
+
+sub test_password : Private {
+    my ($self, $c, $password) = @_;
+
+    return 1 if $c->cobrand->call_hook('bypass_password_checks');
+
+    my @errors;
+
+    my $min_length = $c->cobrand->password_minimum_length;
+    push @errors, sprintf(_('Please make sure your password is at least %d characters long'), $min_length)
+        if length($password) < $min_length;
+
+    push @errors, _('Please choose a less commonly-used password')
+        if found($password);
+
+    if (@errors) {
+        $c->stash->{field_errors}->{password_register} = join('<br>', @errors);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 =head2 sign_out
 
 Log the user out. Tell them we've done so.
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Phone.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Phone.pm
index 8387b9d64..8e3150df9 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Phone.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Phone.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ sub sign_in : Private {
         return;
     }
 
+    my $password = $c->get_param('password_register');
+    if ($password) {
+        return unless $c->forward('/auth/test_password', [ $password ]);
+    }
+
     (my $number = $parsed->{phone}->format) =~ s/\s+//g;
 
     if ( FixMyStreet->config('SIGNUPS_DISABLED')
@@ -70,8 +75,7 @@ sub sign_in : Private {
     }
 
     my $user_params = {};
-    $user_params->{password} = $c->get_param('password_register')
-        if $c->get_param('password_register');
+    $user_params->{password} = $password if $password;
     my $user = $c->model('DB::User')->new( $user_params );
 
     my $token_data = {
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Profile.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Profile.pm
index 441f222d1..2d8ae081e 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Profile.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Auth/Profile.pm
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ sub change_password : Path('/auth/change_password') {
     $password_error ||=
        !$new && !$confirm ? 'missing'
       : $new ne $confirm ? 'mismatch'
+      : !$c->forward('/auth/test_password', [ $new ]) ? 'failed'
       :                    '';
 
     if ($password_error) {
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
index 166c0614d..05d082e45 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/New.pm
@@ -813,8 +813,10 @@ sub process_user : Private {
     }
 
     $c->forward('update_user', [ \%params ]);
-    $report->user->password( Utils::trim_text( $params{password_register} ) )
-        if $params{password_register};
+    if ($params{password_register}) {
+        $c->forward('/auth/test_password', [ $params{password_register} ]);
+        $report->user->password(Utils::trim_text($params{password_register}));
+    }
 
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/Update.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/Update.pm
index c28039808..c684e46ad 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/Update.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/App/Controller/Report/Update.pm
@@ -144,11 +144,14 @@ sub process_user : Private {
 
     $update->user->name( Utils::trim_text( $params{name} ) )
         if $params{name};
-    $update->user->password( Utils::trim_text( $params{password_register} ) )
-        if $params{password_register};
     $update->user->title( Utils::trim_text( $params{fms_extra_title} ) )
         if $params{fms_extra_title};
 
+    if ($params{password_register}) {
+        $c->forward('/auth/test_password', [ $params{password_register} ]);
+        $update->user->password(Utils::trim_text($params{password_register}));
+    }
+
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Borsetshire.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Borsetshire.pm
index 7ddcff469..d9b018d69 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Borsetshire.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Borsetshire.pm
@@ -29,4 +29,6 @@ sub send_questionnaires {
     return 0;
 }
 
+sub bypass_password_checks { 1 }
+
 1;
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Default.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Default.pm
index 7888f8ccf..c6ca5c56b 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Default.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/Default.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ sub path_to_email_templates {
     return $paths;
 }
 
+=item password_minimum_length
+
+Returns the minimum length a password can be set to.
+
+=cut
+
+sub password_minimum_length { 6 }
+
 =item country
 
 Returns the country that this cobrand operates in, as an ISO3166-alpha2 code.
diff --git a/t/app/controller/auth.t b/t/app/controller/auth.t
index 8d60137a2..bec8698d5 100644
--- a/t/app/controller/auth.t
+++ b/t/app/controller/auth.t
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ my $mech = FixMyStreet::TestMech->new;
 
 my $test_email    = 'test@example.com';
 my $test_email3   = 'newuser@example.org';
-my $test_password = 'foobar';
+my $test_password = 'foobar123';
 
 END {
     done_testing();
@@ -276,3 +276,26 @@ subtest "check logging in with token" => sub {
 
     $mech->delete_header('Authorization');
 };
+
+subtest 'check password length/common' => sub {
+    $mech->get_ok('/auth');
+    $mech->submit_form_ok({
+        form_name => 'general_auth',
+        fields => { username => $test_email, password_register => 'short' },
+        button => 'sign_in_by_code',
+    });
+    $mech->content_contains("Please make sure your password is at least");
+    $mech->submit_form_ok({
+        form_name => 'general_auth',
+        fields => { username => $test_email, password_register => 'common' },
+        button => 'sign_in_by_code',
+    });
+    $mech->content_contains("Please choose a less commonly-used password");
+};
+
+subtest 'check common password AJAX call' => sub {
+    $mech->post_ok('/auth/common_password', { password_register => 'password' });
+    $mech->content_contains("Please choose a less commonly-used password");
+    $mech->post_ok('/auth/common_password', { password_register => 'squirblewirble' });
+    $mech->content_contains("true");
+};
diff --git a/t/app/controller/auth_profile.t b/t/app/controller/auth_profile.t
index 6040406ef..de2ad6534 100644
--- a/t/app/controller/auth_profile.t
+++ b/t/app/controller/auth_profile.t
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LWP::Protocol::PSGI->register($twilio->to_psgi_app, host => 'api.twilio.com');
 
 my $test_email    = 'test@example.com';
 my $test_email2   = 'test@example.net';
-my $test_password = 'foobar';
+my $test_password = 'foobar123';
 
 END {
     done_testing();
@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@ subtest "Test change password page with current password" => sub {
     ok $user->password, "user now has a password";
 };
 
+subtest 'check password length/common' => sub {
+    $mech->get_ok('/auth/change_password');
+    $mech->submit_form_ok({
+        form_name => 'change_password',
+        fields => { current_password => $test_password, new_password => 'short', confirm => 'short' },
+    });
+    $mech->content_contains("Please make sure your password is at least");
+    $mech->submit_form_ok({
+        form_name => 'change_password',
+        fields => { current_password => $test_password, new_password => 'common', confirm => 'common' },
+    });
+    $mech->content_contains("Please choose a less commonly-used password");
+};
+
 subtest "Test change email page" => sub {
     $mech->create_problems_for_body(1, 2514, 'Title1', { user => FixMyStreet::DB->resultset('User')->find( { email => $test_email } ) } );
 
diff --git a/templates/web/base/auth/change_password.html b/templates/web/base/auth/change_password.html
index bf361ff2d..7a38e0134 100644
--- a/templates/web/base/auth/change_password.html
+++ b/templates/web/base/auth/change_password.html
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ INCLUDE 'header.html', title = title bodyclass = bclass
     <input type="hidden" name="token" value="[% csrf_token %]">
 
     <fieldset>
-    [% IF password_error;
+    [% IF password_error == 'failed' %]
+        <div class="form-error">[% field_errors.password_register %]</div>
+    [% ELSIF password_error;
 
         errors = {
             missing  => loc('Please enter a password'),
diff --git a/templates/web/base/auth/general.html b/templates/web/base/auth/general.html
index 8fc5578c1..1e44bb68e 100644
--- a/templates/web/base/auth/general.html
+++ b/templates/web/base/auth/general.html
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
             [% INCLUDE form_sign_in_yes %]
             <input type="hidden" name="oauth_need_email" value="1">
           [% ELSE %]
+          [% IF NOT field_errors.password_register %]
             [% INCLUDE form_sign_in_yes %]
+          [% END %]
             [% INCLUDE form_sign_in_no %]
           [% END %]
         </div>
@@ -114,14 +116,22 @@
         <input class="form-control" type="text" name="name" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Your name') %]">
 
         <label for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+      [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+        <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+      [% END %]
 
         <div class="general-notes">
             <p>[% loc('Providing a name and password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
         </div>
 
         <div class="form-txt-submit-box">
-            <input class="form-control" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+            <input class="form-control js-password-validate" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
             <input class="green-btn" type="submit" name="sign_in_by_code" value="[% loc('Sign in') %]">
         </div>
+
+        <div class="general-notes">
+            <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+        </div>
+
     </div>
 [% END %]
diff --git a/templates/web/base/js/translation_strings.html b/templates/web/base/js/translation_strings.html
index ed95335a6..a2e3c16c5 100644
--- a/templates/web/base/js/translation_strings.html
+++ b/templates/web/base/js/translation_strings.html
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 [% FILTER collapse %]
+var fixmystreet = fixmystreet || {};
+fixmystreet.password_minimum_length = [% c.cobrand.password_minimum_length %];
+
     translation_strings = {
         update: '[% loc('Please enter a message') | replace("'", "\\'") %]',
         title: '[% loc('Please enter a subject') | replace("'", "\\'") %]',
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@
         password_sign_in: {
             required: '[% loc('Please enter a password') | replace("'", "\\'") %]'
         },
+        password_register: {
+            short: '[% tprintf(loc('Please make sure your password is at least %d characters long'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) | replace("'", "\\'") %]',
+        },
         phone: {
             required: '[% loc('Please enter your phone number') | replace("'", "\\'") %]'
         },
diff --git a/templates/web/base/report/new/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html b/templates/web/base/report/new/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
index e9519f573..975dbe704 100644
--- a/templates/web/base/report/new/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
+++ b/templates/web/base/report/new/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
@@ -36,13 +36,20 @@
     </div>
 
     <label class="form-focus-hidden" for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
-
+  [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+    <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+  [% END %]
     <div class="general-notes form-focus-hidden">
         <p>[% loc('Providing a password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-txt-submit-box form-focus-hidden">
-        <input class="form-control" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+        <input class="form-control js-password-validate" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
         <input class="green-btn js-submit_register" type="submit" name="submit_register" value="[% loc('Submit') %]">
     </div>
+
+    <div class="general-notes">
+        <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+    </div>
+
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/web/base/report/update/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html b/templates/web/base/report/update/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
index 7d10fe391..d038cdb23 100644
--- a/templates/web/base/report/update/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
+++ b/templates/web/base/report/update/form_user_loggedout_by_email.html
@@ -8,14 +8,21 @@
     [% INCLUDE 'report/update/form_name.html' %]
 
     <label for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+  [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+    <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+  [% END %]
 
     <div class="general-notes">
         <p>[% loc('Providing a password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-txt-submit-box">
-        <input type="password" class="form-control" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+        <input type="password" class="form-control js-password-validate" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
         <input class="green-btn js-submit_register" type="submit" name="submit_register" value="[% loc('Post') %]">
     </div>
 
+    <div class="general-notes">
+        <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+    </div>
+
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/web/bromley/report/new/form_user.html b/templates/web/bromley/report/new/form_user.html
index e6749f5ab..cce985c95 100644
--- a/templates/web/bromley/report/new/form_user.html
+++ b/templates/web/bromley/report/new/form_user.html
@@ -91,15 +91,23 @@
             </div>
 
             <label class="form-focus-hidden" for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+          [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+            <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+          [% END %]
 
             <div class="general-notes form-focus-hidden">
                 <p>[% loc('Providing a password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report future problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-txt-submit-box form-focus-hidden">
-                <input class="form-control" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+                <input class="form-control js-password-validate" type="password" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
                 <input class="green-btn js-submit_register" type="submit" name="submit_register" value="[% loc('Submit') %]">
             </div>
+
+            <div class="general-notes">
+                <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+            </div>
+
         </div>
 
         <div id="form_sign_in_yes" class="form-box">
diff --git a/templates/web/bromley/report/update-form.html b/templates/web/bromley/report/update-form.html
index 45d7aed5e..9778a0db3 100644
--- a/templates/web/bromley/report/update-form.html
+++ b/templates/web/bromley/report/update-form.html
@@ -98,15 +98,23 @@
                     [% INCLUDE 'report/update/form_name.html' %]
 
                     <label for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+                  [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+                    <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+                  [% END %]
 
                     <div class="general-notes">
                         <p>[% loc('Providing a password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="form-txt-submit-box">
-                        <input type="password" class="form-control" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control js-password-validate" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
                         <input class="green-btn js-submit_register" type="submit" name="submit_register" value="[% loc('Post') %]">
                     </div>
+
+                    <div class="general-notes">
+                        <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+                    </div>
+
                 </div>
                 <div id="form_sign_in_yes" class="form-box">
                     <h5>Confirm my report with my FixMyStreet password</h5>
diff --git a/templates/web/fixamingata/report/new/form_user_loggedout.html b/templates/web/fixamingata/report/new/form_user_loggedout.html
index a324bbeb4..bbb9864a3 100644
--- a/templates/web/fixamingata/report/new/form_user_loggedout.html
+++ b/templates/web/fixamingata/report/new/form_user_loggedout.html
@@ -34,16 +34,25 @@
         </div>
 
         <label for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+      [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+        <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+      [% END %]
 
         <div class="general-notes form-focus-hidden">
             <p>[% loc('Providing a password is optional, but doing so will allow you to more easily report problems, leave updates and manage your reports.') %]</p>
         </div>
 
         <div class="form-txt-submit-box">
-            <input type="password" class="form-control" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+            <input type="password" class="form-control js-password-validate" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
         <input class="green-btn js-submit_register" type="submit" name="submit_register" value="[% loc('Submit') %]">
         </div>
+
+        <div class="general-notes">
+            <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+        </div>
+
     </div>
+
     <div id="form_sign_in_yes" class="form-box">
 
         <h5>Jag har ett lösenord sedan tidigare:</h5>
diff --git a/templates/web/zurich/auth/general.html b/templates/web/zurich/auth/general.html
index 899f0ca71..555a72374 100644
--- a/templates/web/zurich/auth/general.html
+++ b/templates/web/zurich/auth/general.html
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 [% INCLUDE 'header.html', title = loc('Sign in or create an account') %]
 
-[% IF username_error;
-
-    # other keys include fqdn, mxcheck if you'd like to write a custom error message
-
-    errors = {
-        missing_email = loc('Please enter your email'),
-        other_email = loc('Please check your email address is correct')
-    };
-
-    loc_username_error = errors.$username_error || errors.other_email;
-END %]
+[% loc_username_error = INCLUDE 'auth/_username_error.html' default='email' %]
 
 <form action="/auth" method="post" name="general_auth_login" class="validate">
     <fieldset>
@@ -61,11 +51,18 @@ END %]
             <input type="text" class="required" name="name" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Your name') %]">
 
             <label for="password_register">[% loc('Password (optional)') %]</label>
+          [% IF field_errors.password_register %]
+            <p class='form-error'>[% field_errors.password_register %]</p>
+          [% END %]
             <div class="form-txt-submit-box">
-                <input type="password" class="required" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
+                <input type="password" class="required js-password-validate" name="password_register" id="password_register" value="" placeholder="[% loc('Enter a password') %]">
                 <input class="green-btn" type="submit" name="sign_in_by_code" value="Registrieren">
             </div>
 
+            <div class="general-notes">
+                <p>[% tprintf(loc('Your password should include %d or more characters.'), c.cobrand.password_minimum_length) %]</p>
+            </div>
+
         </div>
     </fieldset>
 </form>
diff --git a/web/cobrands/fixmystreet/fixmystreet.js b/web/cobrands/fixmystreet/fixmystreet.js
index a3ac5b71a..0aa01e483 100644
--- a/web/cobrands/fixmystreet/fixmystreet.js
+++ b/web/cobrands/fixmystreet/fixmystreet.js
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ $.extend(fixmystreet.set_up, {
     if (jQuery.validator) {
         jQuery.validator.addMethod('validCategory', function(value, element) {
             return this.optional(element) || value != '-- Pick a category --'; }, translation_strings.category );
+        jQuery.validator.addMethod('js-password-validate', function(value, element) {
+            return !value || value.length >= fixmystreet.password_minimum_length;
+        }, translation_strings.password_register.short);
     }
 
     var submitted = false;
diff --git a/web/js/validation_rules.js b/web/js/validation_rules.js
index 5295a53ca..e6d745336 100644
--- a/web/js/validation_rules.js
+++ b/web/js/validation_rules.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
     validation_rules = {
         title: { required: true },
         detail: { required: true },
-        update: { required: true }
+        update: { required: true },
+        password_register: {
+          remote: {
+            url: '/auth/common_password',
+            type: 'post'
+          }
+        }
     };