Spoofchecker (class)

Introduction

(PHP >= 5.4.0, PECL intl >= 2.0.0)

This class is provided because Unicode contains large number of characters and incorporates the varied writing systems of the world and their incorrect usage can expose programs or systems to possible security attacks using characters similarity.

Provided methods alllow to check whether an individual string is likely an attempt at confusing the reader (spoof detection), such as "p§Ñyp§Ñl" spelled with Cyrillic '§Ñ' characters.

Class synopsis

Spoofchecker {

/* Constants */

const integer SINGLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE = 1 ;

const integer MIXED_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE = 2 ;

const integer WHOLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE = 4 ;

const integer ANY_CASE = 8 ;

const integer SINGLE_SCRIPT = 16 ;

const integer INVISIBLE = 32 ;

const integer CHAR_LIMIT = 64 ;

/* Methods */

}

Predefined Constants

Spoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLESpoofchecker::MIXED_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLESpoofchecker::WHOLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLESpoofchecker::ANY_CASESpoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPTSpoofchecker::INVISIBLESpoofchecker::CHAR_LIMIT

Table of Contents

• Spoofchecker::areConfusable ¡ª Checks if given strings can be confused

• Spoofchecker::__construct ¡ª Constructor

• Spoofchecker::isSuspicious ¡ª Checks if a given text contains any suspicious characters

• Spoofchecker::setAllowedLocales ¡ª Locales to use when running checks

• Spoofchecker::setChecks ¡ª Set the checks to run

¡û ResourceBundle::getLocales

Spoofchecker::areConfusable ¡ú

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https://secure.php.net/manual/en/class.spoofchecker.php