authenticate() public method
Authenticates the current user.
public yii\web\IdentityInterface authenticate ( $user, $request, $response )$user yii\web\User $request yii\web\Request $response yii\web\Response return yii\web\IdentityInterface
The authenticated user identity. If authentication information is not provided, null will be returned. throws yii\web\UnauthorizedHttpException
if authentication information is provided but is invalid.