public static function authenticate(array $credentials, $remember = false)
    {
        $username = $credentials['username'];
        $password = $credentials['password'];

        $authConfig = getConfigPath('app', 'auth');

        $user = static::user($authConfig, $username);

        /*
         * if authentication requires email activation, we check the database using data provided
         * by the developer data = ['column_name' => 'activation_value'] e.g. [ 'activated' => 1 ]
         */
        if ($user && count($authConfig['activation']) &&
            !static::activated($authConfig['activation'], $user)) {
            return static::NOT_ACTIVATED;
        }

        /*
         * check for password
         */
        if (!verify_secret($password, $user->password)) {
            return static::BAD_CREDENTIALS;
        }

        /**
         * Log in user.
         */
        static::setLoginSession($authConfig, $user);

        /*
         * Remember the user
         */
        if ($remember) {
            static::rememberMe($authConfig, $user);
        }

        return static::VALID;
    }
public static function authenticate(array $credentials, $remember = false)
    {
        $username = $credentials['username'];
        $password = $credentials['password'];

        $authConfig = getConfigPath('app', 'auth');

        $user = static::user($authConfig, $username);

        /*
         * if authentication requires email activation, we check the database using data provided
         * by the developer data = ['column_name' => 'activation_value'] e.g. [ 'activated' => 1 ]
         */
        if ($user && count($authConfig['activation']) &&
            !static::activated($authConfig['activation'], $user)) {
            return static::NOT_ACTIVATED;
        }

        /*
         * check for password
         */
        if (!verify_secret($password, $user->password)) {
            return static::BAD_CREDENTIALS;
        }

        /**
         * Log in user.
         */
        static::setLoginSession($authConfig, $user);

        /*
         * Remember the user
         */
        if ($remember) {
            static::rememberMe($authConfig, $user);
        }

        return static::VALID;
    }
public static function authenticate ( array $ credentials , $ remember = false ) { $ username = $ credentials [ 'username' ] ; $ password = $ credentials [ 'password' ] ; $ authConfig = getConfigPath ( 'app' , 'auth' ) ; $ user = static :: user ( $ authConfig , $ username ) ; /*
         * if authentication requires email activation, we check the database using data provided
         * by the developer data = ['column_name' => 'activation_value'] e.g. [ 'activated' => 1 ]
         */ if ( $ user && count ( $ authConfig [ 'activation' ] ) && ! static :: activated ( $ authConfig [ 'activation' ] , $ user ) ) { return static :: NOT_ACTIVATED ; } /*
         * check for password
         */ if ( ! verify_secret ( $ password , $ user -> password ) ) { return static :: BAD_CREDENTIALS ; } /**
         * Log in user.
         */ static :: setLoginSession ( $ authConfig , $ user ) ; /*
         * Remember the user
         */ if ( $ remember ) { static :: rememberMe ( $ authConfig , $ user ) ; } return static :: VALID ; }
Attempt to Authenticate based on the given credentials.

@param array $credentials
@param bool  $remember

@throws Exception

@return bool|string
Attempt to Authenticate based on the given credentials .