#!/usr/bin/perl -l # http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1173584 use strict; use warnings; my $password ="asdf"; my $sequences = "qwertyuiop\nasdfghjkl\nzxcvbnm"; if( "$password\0$sequences" =~ /(.{3}).*\0.*\1/s ) { print 'no sequences allowed!'; } else { print "password is okay"; }