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445           return new WP_Error('empty_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: The password field is empty.'));
446
447      $user = get_userdatabylogin($username);
448
449      if ( !$user || ($user->user_login != $username) ) {
450           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
451           return new WP_Error('invalid_username', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Invalid username.'));
452      }
453
454      $user = apply_filters('wp_authenticate_user', $user, $password);
455      if ( is_wp_error($user) ) {
456           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
457           return $user;
458      }
459
460      if ( !wp_check_password($password, $user->user_pass, $user->ID) ) {
461           do_action( 'wp_login_failed', $username );
462           return new WP_Error('incorrect_password', __('<strong>ERROR</strong>: Incorrect password.'));
463      }