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function wp_hash_password( $password ) {
		global $wp_hasher;

		if ( empty( $wp_hasher ) ) {
			require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-phpass.php';
			// By default, use the portable hash from phpass.
			$wp_hasher = new PasswordHash( 8, true );
		}

		return $wp_hasher->HashPassword( trim( $password ) );
	}
endif;

if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_check_password' ) ) :
	/**
	 * Checks a plaintext password against a hashed password.
	 *
	 * Maintains compatibility between old version and the new cookie authentication
	 * protocol using PHPass library. The $hash parameter is the encrypted password
	 * and the function compares the plain text password when encrypted similarly
	 * against the already encrypted password to see if they match.
	 *
	 * For integration with other applications, this function can be overwritten to
	 * instead use the other package password hashing algorithm.
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 *
	 * @global PasswordHash $wp_hasher PHPass object used for checking the password
	 *                                 against the $hash + $password.
	 * @uses PasswordHash::CheckPassword
	 *
	 * @param string     $password Plaintext user's password.
	 * @param string     $hash     Hash of the user's password to check against.
	 * @param string|int $user_id  Optional. User ID.
	 * @return bool False, if the $password does not match the hashed password.
	 */