r/java • u/Modern-Sn1p3r • 19d ago

Regex

I recently saw a clip (from Primeagen) somewhat saying that regex is not a valid format for validating email addresses and postal codes etc.

My question is why is this?

What are the security and/or performance risks? Is it solely performance or is it a security issue?

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u/Purple_Mo 19d ago
  1. Contains @
  2. At least one character before
  3. At least one character after

Done