Manual:Hooks/AutoAuthenticate
 | This feature was removed from MediaWiki core in version 1.13.0. Please see MediaWiki\Session\SessionProvider for an alternative way to use this feature. |
| AutoAuthenticate | |
|---|---|
| Available from version 1.5.4 Removed in version 1.13.0 Called to authenticate users on external/environmental means | |
| Define function: | public static function onAutoAuthenticate( &$user ) { ... }
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| Attach hook: | In extension.json:
{
"Hooks": {
"AutoAuthenticate": "MediaWiki\\Extension\\MyExtension\\Hooks::onAutoAuthenticate"
}
}
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| Called from: | File(s): StubObject.php |
| Interface: | AutoAuthenticateHook.php |
For more information about attaching hooks, see Manual:Hooks.
The return result for this hook is not used by MediaWiki.
Details[edit]
$user: A user object to be setup by the external authentication extension. Once an extension creates and logs in a user, they should assign that user to this object.