def METHOD_NAME(email, password):
    api_key = FIREBASE_API_KEY
    request_ref = (
        "https://www.googleapis.com/identitytoolkit/"
        + "v3/relyingparty/verifyPassword?key={0}".format(api_key)
    )
    headers = {"content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8"}
    data = json.dumps({"email": email, "password": password, "returnSecureToken": True})
    request_object = requests.post(request_ref, headers=headers, data=data)
    current_user = request_object.json()
    logger.info(f"signed in with user {email}")
    return current_user