r'^
(?=.*[A-Z]) // should contain at least one upper case
(?=.*[a-z]) // should contain at least one lower case
(?=.*?[0-9]) // should contain at least one digit
(?=.*?[!@#\$&*~]) // should contain at least one Special character
.{8,} // Must be at least 8 characters in length
$
// Match at least one uppercase letter,
// at least one lowercase letter,
// at least one digit
// and includes 12 or more symbols
String validPassRegex = "^(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=\\S+$).{12,}$";
// and special characters:
String validPassRegex2 = "^(?=.*[0-9])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[@#$%^&+=])(?=\S+$).{8,}$";