Brazilian CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas) Regex for PHP

What this pattern does

This page provides a comprehensive, battle-tested regular expression for matching brazilian cpf (cadastro de pessoas físicas), ported and verified for PHP. Identity and credential patterns need both correctness and safety, since they're frequent targets for adversarial input. The snippet below is ready to drop into your PHP project — whether you're validating in a Laravel validator, a WordPress plugin, or a standalone PHP script.

Php Implementation

<?php
// Brazilian CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas)
// ReDoS-safe | RegexVault — Identity & PII > National Identity Numbers

define('BRAZILIAN_CPF_CADASTRO_DE_PESSOAS_FSICAS_PATTERN', '/^(?!(\d)\1{10})(?:\d{3}\.\d{3}\.\d{3}-\d{2}|\d{11})$/');

function validate_brazilian_cpf_cadastro_de_pessoas_fsicas(string $input): bool {
    return (bool) preg_match(BRAZILIAN_CPF_CADASTRO_DE_PESSOAS_FSICAS_PATTERN, $input);
}

// Example
var_dump(validate_brazilian_cpf_cadastro_de_pessoas_fsicas("123.456.789-09")); // bool(true)

Test Cases

When to use this pattern

This pattern is drawn from the Identity & PII > National Identity Numbers category and carries a ReDoS-safe certification. That matters for PHP developers because especially relevant in PHP where PCRE backtracking limits can trigger silent failures on malicious input. RegexVault audits patterns against known backtracking attack vectors, ensuring you have the necessary context before using this regex in a high-stakes production environment.

Common Pitfalls

Technical Notes

CPF is 11 digits with two check digits computed via weighted sum. All-same-digit CPFs (111.111.111-11) are structurally valid but officially invalid. Check digits: first is 10-(sum × weights 10-2 mod 11), second uses the same method with weights 11-2.