1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/user/manager.php b/lib/user/manager.php
index 8dc9bfe2729..13286bc28a4 100644
--- a/lib/user/manager.php
+++ b/lib/user/manager.php
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@ class Manager extends PublicEmitter {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Check if the password is valid for the user
+	 *
+	 * @param $loginname
+	 * @param $password
+	 * @return mixed the User object on success, false otherwise
+	 */
+	public function checkPassword($loginname, $password) {
+		foreach ($this->backends as $backend) {
+			if($backend->implementsActions(\OC_USER_BACKEND_CHECK_PASSWORD)) {
+				$uid = $backend->checkPassword($loginname, $password);
+				if ($uid !== false) {
+					return $this->getUserObject($uid, $backend);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * search by user id
 	 *
 	 * @param string $pattern