// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package db
import (
"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
)
// Authenticate authenticates the provided user against the DB
func Authenticate(user *user_model.User, login, password string) (*user_model.User, error) {
if user == nil {
return nil, user_model.ErrUserNotExist{Name: login}
}
if !user.IsPasswordSet() || !user.ValidatePassword(password) {
return nil, user_model.ErrUserNotExist{UID: user.ID, Name: user.Name}
// Update password hash if server password hash algorithm have changed
if user.PasswdHashAlgo != setting.PasswordHashAlgo {
if err := user.SetPassword(password); err != nil {
return nil, err
if err := user_model.UpdateUserCols(db.DefaultContext, user, "passwd", "passwd_hash_algo", "salt"); err != nil {
// WARN: DON'T check user.IsActive, that will be checked on reqSign so that
// user could be hint to resend confirm email.
if user.ProhibitLogin {
return nil, user_model.ErrUserProhibitLogin{
UID: user.ID,
Name: user.Name,
return user, nil