The Spoofchecker class

(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 2.0.0)

Introduction

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 allow to check whether an individual string is likely an attempt at confusing the reader (spoof detection), such as "pаypаl" spelled with Cyrillic 'а' characters.

Class synopsis

class Spoofchecker {
/* Constants */
public const int SINGLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE;
public const int MIXED_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE;
public const int WHOLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE;
public const int ANY_CASE;
public const int SINGLE_SCRIPT;
public const int INVISIBLE;
public const int CHAR_LIMIT;
public const int ASCII;
public const int HIGHLY_RESTRICTIVE;
public const int MODERATELY_RESTRICTIVE;
public const int MINIMALLY_RESTRICTIVE;
public const int UNRESTRICTIVE;
public const int SINGLE_SCRIPT_RESTRICTIVE;
/* Methods */
public __construct()
public areConfusable(string $string1, string $string2, int &$errorCode = null): bool
public isSuspicious(string $string, int &$errorCode = null): bool
public setAllowedLocales(string $locales): void
public setChecks(int $checks): void
}

Predefined Constants

Spoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE

Spoofchecker::MIXED_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE

Spoofchecker::WHOLE_SCRIPT_CONFUSABLE

Spoofchecker::ANY_CASE

Spoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPT

Spoofchecker::INVISIBLE

Spoofchecker::CHAR_LIMIT

Spoofchecker::ASCII

Spoofchecker::HIGHLY_RESTRICTIVE

Spoofchecker::MODERATELY_RESTRICTIVE

Spoofchecker::MINIMALLY_RESTRICTIVE

Spoofchecker::UNRESTRICTIVE

Spoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPT_RESTRICTIVE

Changelog

Version Description
7.3.0 Class constants used by Spoofchecker::setRestrictionLevel() such as Spoofchecker::ASCII, Spoofchecker::HIGHLY_RESTRICTIVE, Spoofchecker::MODERATELY_RESTRICTIVE, Spoofchecker::MINIMALLY_RESTRICTIVE, Spoofchecker::UNRESTRICTIVE, Spoofchecker::SINGLE_SCRIPT_RESTRICTIVE has been added.

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