//Authenticate user
public static USER AuthenticateUser(String username, String password)
{
USER user = null;
foreach (USER u in services.GetUsers())
{
if ((u.USERNAME == username || u.EMAIL == username) && MD5_Encoding.VerifyHash(password, u.PASSWORDHASH))
{
user = u;
break;
}
}
return(user);
}
public static bool VerifyHash(String input, String initHash)
{
return(MD5_Encoding.Encode(input) == initHash);
}
public static void ChangePassword(USER user)
{
user.PASSWORDHASH = MD5_Encoding.Encode(user.PASSWORDHASH);
services.UpdateUser(user);
}
//insert new Users into the system
public static USER AddUser(USER user)
{
user.PASSWORDHASH = MD5_Encoding.Encode(user.PASSWORDHASH);
return(services.AddUser(user));
}