apply_filters( 'wp_authenticate_user', WP_User|WP_Error $user, string $password )

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

Parameters

$user: WP_User or WP_Error object if a previous callback failed authentication.
$password: Password to check against the user.

Source

File: wp-includes/user.php

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
2.5.0	Introduced.