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435           return new WP_Error('empty_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: The password field is empty.'));
436
437      $user = get_userdatabylogin($username);
438
439      if ( !$user || ($user->user_login != $username) ) {
440           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
441           return new WP_Error('invalid_username', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username.'));
442      }
443
444      $user = apply_filters('wp_authenticate_user', $user, $password);
445      if ( is_wp_error($user) ) {
446           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
447           return $user;
448      }
449
450      if ( !wp_check_password($password, $user->user_pass, $user->ID) ) {
451           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
452           return new WP_Error('incorrect_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Incorrect password.'));
453      }