Identify

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( 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 Reference 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

Parameter 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

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(
  (('characters'), '181388642114077184'),
  'abracadabra',
)
true
Query metrics:

  •    bytesIn:  99

  •   bytesOut:  17

  • computeOps:   1

  •    readOps:   1

  •   writeOps:   0

  •  readBytes: 214

  • writeBytes:   0

  •  queryTime: 8ms

  •    retries:   0

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