From f7d8887304daa8c7e19890083999dbf7e719abd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cedric Wille <cjwille@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:04:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add verification for password hint - the hint should not
 equal the password for security reasons (#194)

---
 src/angular/components/register.component.ts | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/angular/components/register.component.ts b/src/angular/components/register.component.ts
index a0f49cf5f1..6149f83f16 100644
--- a/src/angular/components/register.component.ts
+++ b/src/angular/components/register.component.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ export class RegisterComponent {
             }
         }
 
+        if (this.hint === this.masterPassword) {
+            this.platformUtilsService.showToast('error', this.i18nService.t('errorOccurred'), this.i18nService.t('hintEqualsPassword'));
+            return;
+        }
+
         this.name = this.name === '' ? null : this.name;
         this.email = this.email.trim().toLowerCase();
         const kdf = KdfType.PBKDF2_SHA256;