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|---|---|
| 463 |  * | 
| 464 |  * @param string $username User's username | 
| 465 |  * @param string $password User's password | 
| 466 |  * @return WP_User|WP_Error WP_User object if login successful, otherwise WP_Error object. | 
| 467 |  */ | 
| 468 | function wp_authenticate($username, $password) { | 
| 469 |      $username = sanitize_user($username); | 
| 470 |      $password = trim($password); | 
| 471 |  | 
| 472 |      $user = apply_filters('authenticate', null, $username, $password); | 
| 473 |  | 
| 474 |      if ( $user == null ) { | 
| 475 |           // TODO what should the error message be? (Or would these even happen?) | 
| 476 |           // Only needed if all authentication handlers fail to return anything. | 
| 477 |           $user = new WP_Error('authentication_failed', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username or incorrect password.')); | 
| 478 |      } | 
| 479 |  | 
| 480 |      $ignore_codes = array('empty_username', 'empty_password'); | 
| 481 |  |