// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc. // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 package dns import ( "errors" "regexp" ) // matches valid DNS labels according to RFC 1123, should be at most 63 // characters according to the RFC var validLabel = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9\-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?$`) // IsValidLabel returns true if the string given is a valid DNS label (RFC 1123). // Note: the only difference between RFC 1035 and RFC 1123 labels is that in // RFC 1123 labels can begin with a number. func IsValidLabel(name string) bool { return validLabel.MatchString(name) } // ValidateLabel is similar to IsValidLabel except it returns an error // instead of false when name is not a valid DNS label. The error will contain // reference to what constitutes a valid DNS label. func ValidateLabel(name string) error { if !IsValidLabel(name) { return errors.New("a valid DNS label must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or '-', and must start and end with an alphanumeric character") } return nil }