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419           return new WP_Error('empty_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: The password field is empty.'));
420
421      $user = get_userdatabylogin($username);
422
423      if ( !$user || ($user->user_login != $username) ) {
424           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
425           return new WP_Error('invalid_username', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username.'));
426      }
427
428      $user = apply_filters('wp_authenticate_user', $user, $password);
429      if ( is_wp_error($user) ) {
430           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
431           return $user;
432      }
433
434      if ( !wp_check_password($password, $user->user_pass, $user->ID) ) {
435           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
436           return new WP_Error('incorrect_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Incorrect password.'));
437      }