Filter hook 'wp_authenticate_user'

in WP Core File wp-includes/user.php at line 198

Description

Filters whether the given user can be authenticated with the provided password.

Occurrences

Filename Line Number
wp-includes/user.php 198
wp-includes/user.php 269

Parameters

Type Name Description
WP_User|WP_Error $user WP_User or WP_Error object if a previous callback failed authentication.
string $password Password to check against the user.

PHP Doc

/**
	 * Filters whether the given user can be authenticated with the provided password.
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 *
	 * @param WP_User|WP_Error $user     WP_User or WP_Error object if a previous
	 *                                   callback failed authentication.
	 * @param string           $password Password to check against the user.
	 */