email verfication after account creation, password component, added password special characters

backend/middleware/validation.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const purify = DOMPurify(window);
 
 // Password strength validation
 const passwordStrengthRegex =
-  /^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-zA-Z]).{8,}$/;
+  /^(?=.*\d)(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-zA-Z])(?=.*[-@$!%*?&#^]).{8,}$/; //-@$!%*?&#^
 const commonPasswords = [
   "password",
   "123456",