feat: add zero-width character check for email validation #2648
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Summary
Added a new
allow_zero_widthoption to theisEmailvalidator to detect and reject email addresses containing zero-width characters (U+200B-U+200D, U+FEFF).Changes
allow_zero_widthoption toisEmailvalidator (defaults totruefor backward compatibility)[\u200B-\u200D\uFEFF]Motivation
Zero-width characters (invisible Unicode characters) can be used in phishing attacks and to create confusingly similar email addresses. This option allows developers to enable stricter email validation when needed by setting
allow_zero_width: false.Checklist