Identify

Identify( identity, password )
Identify( identity, password )
Identify( identity, password )
Identify( identity, password )
identify( identity, password )
Identify( identity, password )

Description

The Identify function checks the given password against the identity's credentials, returning true if the credentials are valid, or false otherwise. An identity is a Ref for a document that has associated credentials.

Identify allows you to verify an identity’s credentials without calling the Login function and creating a new access token.

Parameters

Argument Type Definition and Requirements

identity

Reference

The identity whose credentials should be checked.

password

String

The password to check.

Returns

A boolean value indicating whether the password is valid for the specified identity.

Examples

client.Query(
    Identify(
        Ref(Collection("characters"), "181388642114077184"),
        "abracadabra"
    )
);
BooleanV(True)
result, err := client.Query(
	f.Identify(
		f.Ref(f.Collection("characters"), "181388642114077184"),
		"abracadabra"))

if err != nil {
	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
} else {
	fmt.Println(result)
}
true
System.out.println(
    client.query(
        Identify(
            Ref(Collection("characters"), Value(181388642114077184L)),
            Value("abracadabra"))
    ).get());
true
client.query(
  q.Identify(
    q.Ref(q.Collection('characters'), '181388642114077184'),
    'abracadabra',
  )
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
.catch((err) => console.error('Error: %s', err))
true
result = client.query(
  q.identify(
    q.ref(q.collection("characters"), "181388642114077184"),
    "abracadabra"
  )
)
print(result)
True
client.query(
  Identify(
    Ref(Collection("characters"), "181388642114077184"),
    "abracadabra"))
true

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