BP_Core_Members_Switching::authenticate_old_user( WP_User $user )

Authenticates an old user by verifying the latest entry in the auth cookie.

Description

Parameters

$user: (Required) A WP_User object (usually from the logged_in cookie).

Return

(bool) Whether verification with the auth cookie passed.

Source

File: bp-members/classes/class-bp-core-members-switching.php

public static function authenticate_old_user( WP_User $user ) {
    $cookie = bp_member_switching_get_auth_cookie();
    if ( ! empty( $cookie ) ) {
        if ( self::secure_auth_cookie() ) {
            $scheme = 'secure_auth';
        } else {
            $scheme = 'auth';
        }
 
        $old_user_id = wp_validate_auth_cookie( end( $cookie ), $scheme );
 
        if ( $old_user_id ) {
            return ( $user->ID === $old_user_id );
        }
    }
 
    return false;
}

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Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
BuddyBoss 1.0.0	Introduced.

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
bp-members/bp-members-functions.php: bp_member_switching_get_auth_cookie()	Gets the value of the auth cookie containing the list of originating users.
bp-members/classes/class-bp-core-members-switching.php: BP_Core_Members_Switching::secure_auth_cookie()	Returns whether or not Member Switching’s equivalent of the ‘auth’ cookie should be secure.

Used By
Used By	Description
bp-members/classes/class-bp-core-members-switching.php: BP_Core_Members_Switching::action_init()	Loads localisation files and routes actions depending on the ‘action’ query var.

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