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460  *
461  * @param string $username User's username
462  * @param string $password User's password
463  * @return WP_User|WP_Error WP_User object if login successful, otherwise WP_Error object.
464  */
465 function wp_authenticate($username, $password) {
466      $username = sanitize_user($username);
467      $password = trim($password);
468
469      $user = apply_filters('authenticate', null, $username, $password);
470
471      if ( $user == null ) {
472           // TODO what should the error message be? (Or would these even happen?)
473           // Only needed if all authentication handlers fail to return anything.
474           $user = new WP_Error('authentication_failed', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username or incorrect password.'));
475      }
476
477      $ignore_codes = array('empty_username', 'empty_password');
478