Q: Wordpress Login Customization for External Authentication I'm not sure which approach is best but my situation is something need to tie the admin login with external source. I mean, WP normally is:
wp-admin ---> Check with WP Database ---> Authenticate

Now i need to put an additional tier, in between:
wp-admin ---> Check with WP Database ---> Check with External API (true/false) ---> Authenticate

Means, i need to put an additional Authentication Layer in between (similar logic like, we apply LDAP Authentication Module) which in this case is my own API in-between.


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*So now in WP, where/which user/core file is handling the final true/false call returns in its traditional login concept?

*Where do i need to go and make the core hack or modification please?

A: You can use Wordpress SOAP Authentication plugin.
However, to make it work, you will need to convert your external auth service to be SOAP-compliant.
Alternatively, you can create your own WP plugin based on this one, but it would check your external source using something else than SOAP.
