From 6b6232fb3e9a43caf01c4107059b2a76943c30ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Berkeley Martinez <Berkeley@robotie.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:28:15 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Block certs from cheaters

---
 common/models/user.json |  5 +++++
 server/boot/user.js     | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/models/user.json b/common/models/user.json
index 40fecf6f47..66a42f437b 100644
--- a/common/models/user.json
+++ b/common/models/user.json
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
       "default": false,
       "description": "User is banned from posting to camper news"
     },
+    "isCheater": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false,
+      "description": "Users who are confirmed to break academic honesty policy are marked as cheaters"
+    },
     "isGithubCool": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "default": false
diff --git a/server/boot/user.js b/server/boot/user.js
index c6581f6e0f..a4924fe6d8 100644
--- a/server/boot/user.js
+++ b/server/boot/user.js
@@ -315,6 +315,18 @@ module.exports = function(app) {
             });
             return res.redirect('back');
           }
+
+          if (user.isCheater) {
+            req.flash('errors', {
+              msg: dedent`
+                Upon review, this account has been flagged for academic
+                dishonesty. If you’re the owner of this account contact
+                team@freecodecamp.com for details.
+              `
+            });
+            return res.redirect(`/${user.username}`);
+          }
+
           if (user.isLocked) {
             req.flash('errors', {
               msg: dedent`