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			wp_authenticate_cookie › WordPress Function
Since2.8.0
Deprecatedn/a
› wp_authenticate_cookie ( $user, $username, $password )
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| Codex: | 
Authenticates the user using the WordPress auth cookie.
Related Functions: wp_authenticate, wp_authenticate_spam_check, wp_set_auth_cookie, wp_parse_auth_cookie, wp_clear_auth_cookie
	Source
function wp_authenticate_cookie(
	$user,
	$username,
	#[\SensitiveParameter]
	$password
) {
	global $auth_secure_cookie;
	if ( $user instanceof WP_User ) {
		return $user;
	}
	if ( empty( $username ) && empty( $password ) ) {
		$user_id = wp_validate_auth_cookie();
		if ( $user_id ) {
			return new WP_User( $user_id );
		}
		if ( $auth_secure_cookie ) {
			$auth_cookie = SECURE_AUTH_COOKIE;
		} else {
			$auth_cookie = AUTH_COOKIE;
		}
		if ( ! empty( $_COOKIE[ $auth_cookie ] ) ) {
			return new WP_Error( 'expired_session', __( 'Please log in again.' ) );
		}
		// If the cookie is not set, be silent.
	}
	return $user;
}