UserAuthenticationInterface.php

<?php

namespace Drupal\user;


/**
 * An interface for validating user authentication credentials.
 */
interface UserAuthenticationInterface {
    
    /**
     * Validates user authentication credentials.
     *
     * @param string $identifier
     *   The user identifier to authenticate. Usually the username.
     *
     * @return Drupal\User\UserInterface|false
     *   The user account on success, or FALSE on failure to authenticate.
     */
    public function lookupAccount($identifier) : UserInterface|false;
    
    /**
     * Validates user authentication credentials for an account.
     *
     * This can be used where the account has already been located using the login
     * credentials.
     *
     * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
     *   The account to authenticate.
     * @param string $password
     *   A plain-text password, such as trimmed text from form values.
     *
     * @return bool
     *   TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
     */
    public function authenticateAccount(UserInterface $account, string $password) : bool;

}