// USER RELATED METHODS
public static UserAccount AuthenticateUser(string userName, string password)
{ /// Accepts login input and sets the appropriate UserAccount object and permissions token
BusinessObjects _businessObjects = new BusinessObjects();
UserAccount userAccount = _businessObjects.GetUserAccountByUserName(userName);
if (userAccount == null)
{
userAccount = new UserAccount("invalid", "invalid", true);
}
if (!userAccount.MatchPassword(password))
{
userAccount.ClearPermissionSet();
}
return(userAccount);
}