forcefield-auth.php

<?php

// ========================================
// === ForceField Authentication Module ===
// ========================================

// === Login Role Protection ===
// - Block Unwhitelisted SuperAdmin Logins
// - Block Unwhitelisted Administrator Logins
// === Action Tokenizer ===
// - Check for Existing Token
// - Add Token Fields to Forms
// - Add Form Field Abstract
// - AJAX to Create and Return Token
// - Token Output Abstract
// - Create a Token
// - Delete a Token
// === Authentication ===
// - XML RPC Authentication
// - XML RPC Error Message (Banned)
// - XML RPC Error Message (Blocked)
// - XML RPC requires SSL Message
// - Login Token Authentication
// - Registration Token Authentication
// - Blog Signup Authenticate (Multisite)
// - Lost Password Authentication
// - Password Protected Post Authentication
// - Commenting Authentication
// - BuddyPress Registration Authenticate


// -----------------------------
// === Login Role Protection ===
// -----------------------------

// -------------------------------------
// Block Unwhitelisted SuperAdmin Logins
// -------------------------------------
// 0.9.6: added whitelist check for super admin role (multisite only)
// 1.0.1: temporarily disabled for further testing
// (this really needs has be in Network Activated plugin settings page only)
// add_action( 'init', 'forcefield_superadmin_validation', 0 );
function forcefield_superadmin_validation() {

	// --- bug out if not logged in ---
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() ) {
		return;
	}

	// --- get current user ---
	$user = wp_get_current_user();
	$userid = $user->data->ID;
	$userlogin = $user->data->user_login;
	// 1.0.3: fix to variable typo usermail
	$useremail = $user->data->user_email;

	// --- get login settings ---
	if ( !is_multisite() ) {
		return;
	}
	$superadmins = get_super_admins();
	$blocksuper = forcefield_get_setting( 'super_block' );

	// --- check for superadmin role ---
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $blocksuper ) && ( count( $superadmins ) > 0 ) && is_super_admin( $userid ) ) {

		// --- get whitelist ---
		$whitelisted = array();
		$whitelist = forcefield_get_setting( 'super_whitelist' );
		if ( strstr( $whitelist, ',' ) ) {
			$whitelisted = explode( ",", $whitelist );
			// 1.0.3: fix to duplicate variable name usage
			foreach ( $whitelisted as $i => $wlisted ) {
				$whitelisted[$i] = trim( $wlisted );
			}
		} elseif ( '' != trim( $whitelist ) ) {
			// 1.0.3: fix to mismatched variable name
			$whitelisted = array( trim( $whitelist ) );
		}

		// --- check if in whitelist ---
		if ( ( count( $whitelisted ) > 0 ) && !in_array( $userlogin, $whitelisted ) ) {

			// --- maybe send admin alert email ---
			$adminemail = forcefield_get_setting( 'super_email' );
			$alertemail = forcefield_get_setting( 'super_alert' );
			$blockaction = forcefield_get_setting( 'super_blockaction' );

			// ---- handle block action ---
			if ( 'delete' == $blockaction ) {

				// --- delete the user completely ---
				if ( !function_exists( 'wp_delete_user' ) ) {
					include ABSPATH . WPINC . '/user.php';
				}
				wp_delete_user( $userid );

			} elseif ( 'revoke' == $blockaction ) {

				// --- remove administrator role ---
				revoke_super_admin( $userid );

			} elseif ( 'demote' == $blockaction ) {

				// --- remove all roles and add subscriber only ---
				revoke_super_admin( $userid );
				foreach ( $user->roles as $role ) {
					$user->remove_role( $role );
				}
				$user->add_role( 'subscriber' );

			}

			// --- maybe send alert email ---
			if ( ( 'yes' == $alertemail ) && ( '' != $adminemail ) ) {

				// --- set mail from name ---
				add_filter( 'wp_mail_from_name', 'forcefield_email_from_name' );

				// --- set email subject ---
				$subject = '[ForceField] Warning: Unwhitelisted Super-Admin Login!';

				// --- set email subject body ---
				// 1.0.1: added user email to message
				$blogname = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
				$siteurl = site_url();
				$body = 'ForceField plugin has blocked an unwhitelisted super-admin login' . "\n";
				$body .= 'to WordPress site ' . $blogname . ' (' . $siteurl . ')' . "\n\n";
				$body .= 'Username Blocked: "' . $userlogin . '" (' . $useremail . ')' . "\n\n";
				$body .= 'If this username is familiar, add it to your whitelist to stop further alerts.' . "\n";
				$body .= 'But if it is unfamiliar, your site security may be compromised.' . "\n\n";

				// --- maybe add block action info ---
				if ( 'delete' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the user "' . $userlogin . '" was automatically deleted.' . "\n\n";
				} elseif ( 'revoke' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the super-admin role has been revoked from user "' . $userlogin . '.' . "\n\n";
				} elseif ( 'demote' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the user "' . $userlogin . ' has been demoted to a subscriber.' . "\n\n";
				}

				// --- add dump user object ---
				$body .= 'Below is a dump of the user object for "' . $userlogin . '"' . "\n";
				$body .= '----------' . "\n";
				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_print_r
				$body .= print_r( $user, true );

				// 1.0.1: added email subject and body filtering
				$subject = apply_filters( 'forcefield_superadmin_blocked_subject', $subject, $userid, $blockaction );
				$body = apply_filters( 'forcefield_superadmin_blocked_message', $body, $userid, $blockaction );

				// --- send the alert email now ---
				// 0.9.7: allow for multiple alert emails
				if ( strstr( $adminemail, ',' ) ) {
					$emails = explode( ',', $adminemail );
				}else {
					$emails = array( trim( $adminemail ) );
				}
				foreach ( $emails as $email ) {
					$email = trim( $email );
					wp_mail( $email, $subject, $body );
				}
			}

			// --- add IP address to blocklist ---
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'admin_bad' );

			// --- clear the login cache ---
			wp_cache_delete( $userid, 'users' );
			wp_cache_delete( $userlogin, 'userlogins' );
			wp_logout();
			exit;
		}
	}
}

// ----------------------------------------
// Block Unwhitelisted Administrator Logins
// ----------------------------------------
add_action( 'init', 'forcefield_administrator_validation', 0 );
function forcefield_administrator_validation() {

	// --- bug out if not logged in ---
	if ( !is_user_logged_in() ) {
		return;
	}

	// --- get current user ---
	$user = wp_get_current_user();
	$userid = $user->data->ID;
	$userlogin = $user->data->user_login;
	// 1.0.3: fix to variable typo usermail
	$useremail = $user->data->user_email;

	// --- get login settings ---
	$blockadmins = forcefield_get_setting( 'admin_block' );

	// --- check for administrator role ---
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $blockadmins ) && in_array( 'administrator', (array) $user->roles ) ) {

		// --- get whitelist ---
		$whitelisted = array();
		$whitelist = forcefield_get_setting( 'admin_whitelist' );
		if ( strstr( $whitelist, ',' ) ) {
			$whitelisted = explode( ',', $whitelist );
			foreach ( $whitelisted as $i => $admin ) {
				$whitelisted[$i] = trim( $admin );
			}
		} elseif ( '' != trim( $whitelist ) ) {
			$whitelisted = array( trim( $whitelist ) );
		}

		// --- check if not in whitelist ---
		if ( ( count( $whitelisted ) > 0 ) && !in_array( $userlogin, $whitelisted ) ) {

			// --- maybe send admin alert email ---
			// 0.9.6: shift get setting up so available in email body
			// 0.9.6: change admin_autodelete to admin_blockaction setting
			$adminemail = forcefield_get_setting( 'admin_email' );
			$alertemail = forcefield_get_setting( 'admin_alert' );
			$blockaction = forcefield_get_setting( 'admin_blockaction' );

			// ---- handle block action ---
			if ( 'delete' === (string) $blockaction ) {

				// --- delete the user completely ---
				if ( !function_exists( 'wp_delete_user' ) ) {
					include ABSPATH . WPINC . '/user.php';
				}
				wp_delete_user( $userid );

			} elseif ( 'revoke' === (string) $blockaction ) {

				// --- remove administrator role ---
				$user->remove_role( 'administrator' );

			} elseif ( 'demote' == (string) $blockaction ) {

				// --- remove all roles and add subscriber only ---
				foreach ( $user->roles as $role ) {
					$user->remove_role( $role );
				}
				$user->add_role( 'subscriber' );

			}

			// --- maybe send alert email ---
			if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $alertemail ) && ( '' != $adminemail ) ) {

				// --- set mail from name ---
				add_filter( 'wp_mail_from_name', 'forcefield_email_from_name' );

				// --- set email subject  ---
				$subject = '[ForceField] Warning: Unwhitelisted Administrator Login!';

				// --- set email body ---
				// 1.0.1: added user email to message
				$blogname = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
				$siteurl = site_url();
				$body = 'ForceField plugin has blocked an unwhitelisted administrator login' . "\n";
				$body .= 'to WordPress site ' . $blogname . ' (' . $siteurl . ')' . "\n\n";
				$body .= 'Username Blocked: "' . $userlogin . '" (' . $useremail . ')' . "\n\n";
				$body .= 'If this username is familiar, add it to your whitelist to stop further alerts.' . "\n";
				$body .= 'But if it is unfamiliar, your site security may be compromised.' . "\n\n";

				// --- maybe add block action info ---
				if ( 'delete' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the user "' . $userlogin . '" was automatically deleted.' . "\n\n";
				} elseif ( 'revoke' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the administrator role has been revoked from user "' . $userlogin . '.' . "\n\n";
				} elseif ( 'demote' === (string) $blockaction ) {
					$body .= 'Additionally, according to your ForceField plugin settings,' . "\n";
					$body .= 'the user "' . $userlogin . ' has been demoted to a subscriber.' . "\n\n";
				}

				// --- add dump user object ---
				// 1.0.1: fix to user_login variable name
				$body .= 'Below is a dump of the user object for "' . $userlogin . '"' . "\n";
				$body .= '----------' . "\n";
				// phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions
				$body .= print_r( $user, true );

				// 1.0.1: added email subject and body filtering
				$subject = apply_filters( 'forcefield_admin_blocked_subject', $subject, $userid, $blockaction );
				$body = apply_filters( 'forcefield_admin_blocked_message', $body, $userid, $blockaction );

				// --- send the alert email now ---
				// 0.9.6: fix to incorrect message variable typo
				// 0.9.7: allow for multiple alert emails
				if ( strstr( $adminemail, ',' ) ) {
					$emails = explode( ',', $adminemail );
				} else {
					$emails = array( $adminemail );
				}
				foreach ( $emails as $email ) {
					$email = trim( $email );
					wp_mail( $email, $subject, $body );
				}
			}

			// --- add IP address to blocklist ---
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'super_bad' );

			// --- clear the login cache ---
			wp_cache_delete( $userid, 'users' );
			wp_cache_delete( $userlogin, 'userlogins' );
			wp_logout();
			exit;
		}
	}
}


// ------------------------
// === Action Tokenizer ===
// ------------------------

// ------------------------
// Check for Existing Token
// ------------------------
function forcefield_check_token( $context, $getexpiry = false ) {

	global $forcefield;

	// $debug = true;
	$debug = false;

	// --- validate IP address to IP key ---
	$iptype = forcefield_get_ip_type( $forcefield['ip'] );
	// 0.9.4: allow for localhost IP type
	if ( 'localhost' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ipaddress = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip4' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ipaddress = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip6' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ipaddress = str_replace( ':', '--', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} else {
		return false;
	}

	// --- get transient token value by token key ---
	$token = array();
	$transientid = $context . '_token_' . $ipaddress;
	if ( $debug ) {
		echo "<!-- Transient ID: " . esc_html( $transientid ) . " -->" . PHP_EOL;
	}
	$tokenvalue = get_transient( $transientid );
	if ( $tokenvalue ) {
		$token['value'] = $tokenvalue;
	}

	// 0.9.5: maybe return transient expiry time also for consistency
	if ( $getexpiry ) {
		$timeout = forcefield_get_transient_timeout( $transientid );
		if ( $timeout ) {
			$time = time();
			if ( $debug ) {
				echo "<!-- Current Time: " . esc_html( $time ) . " -->" . PHP_EOL;
				echo "<!-- Expiry Time: " . esc_html( $timeout ) . " -->" . PHP_EOL;
			}
			$expiry = $timeout - $time;
			$token['expiry'] = $expiry;
		}
	}
	if ( $debug ) {
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions
		echo "<!-- Token: " . esc_html( print_r( $token, true ) ) . " -->";
	}
	return $token;
}

// -------------------------
// Add Token Fields to Forms
// -------------------------
// 0.9.5: add token field to BuddyPress registration form
// 0.9.7: fix to incorrect function suffixes for signup and lostpass
add_action( 'login_form', 'forcefield_login_field' );
add_action( 'register_form', 'forcefield_register_field' );
add_action( 'signup_extra_fields', 'forcefield_signup_field' );
add_action( 'signup_blogform', 'forcefield_signup_field' );
add_action( 'lostpassword_form', 'forcefield_lostpass_field' );
add_action( 'comment_form', 'forcefield_comment_field' );
function forcefield_login_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'login' );
}
function forcefield_register_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'register' );
}
function forcefield_signup_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'signup' );
}
function forcefield_lostpass_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'lostpass' );
}
function forcefield_comment_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'comment' );
}
// 1.0.9: add token field to password protected post form
add_filter( 'the_password_form', 'forcefield_protected_form', 11, 2 );
function forcefield_protected_form( $html, $post = false ) {
	$field = forcefield_add_field( 'postpass' );
	if ( '' != $field ) {
		$find = '</form>';
		$replace = $field . '</form>';
		$html = str_replace( $find, $replace, $html );
	}
	return $html;
}

// 0.9.5: add token field to BuddyPress registration form
add_action( 'bp_after_account_details_fields', 'forcefield_buddypress_field' );
function forcefield_buddypress_field() {
	forcefield_add_field( 'buddypress' );
	do_action( 'bp_auth_token_errors' );
}

// -----------------------
// Add Form Field Abstract
// -----------------------
// 1.0.1: remove argument and get context from action
function forcefield_add_field( $context ) {

	// --- check setting for context ---
	// 1.0.9: skip check for unblock form
	if ( 'unblock' != $context ) {
		$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( $context . '_token' );
		if ( 'yes' != $tokenize ) {
			// 1.0.9: return empty string in case filtering (post password)
			return '';
		}
	}

	// --- output tokenizer javascript ---
	// 0.9.3: add input via dynamic javascript instead of hardcoding
	// echo '<input type="hidden" id="auth_token" name="auth_token_'.$context.'" value="" />';
	echo '<span id="dynamic-tokenizer"></span>';
	echo "<script>var tokeninput = document.createElement('input');
	tokeninput.setAttribute('type', 'hidden'); tokeninput.setAttribute('value', '');
	tokeninput.setAttribute('id', 'auth_token_" . esc_js( $context ) . "');
	tokeninput.setAttribute('name', 'auth_token_" . esc_js( $context ) . "');
	document.getElementById('dynamic-tokenizer').appendChild(tokeninput);</script>";

	// --- output tokenizer iframe ---
	$adminajax = admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' );
	$src = add_query_arg( 'action', 'forcefield_' . $context, $adminajax );
	echo '<iframe style="display:none;" name="auth_frame" id="auth_frame" src="' . esc_url( $src ) . '"></iframe>';

}

// -------------------------------
// AJAX to Create and Return Token
// -------------------------------
// 0.9.5: add token field to BuddyPress registration form
// 1.0.1: remove separate functions and get context from action
// 1.0.9: added actions for password protected posts context
// 1.0.9: added action for unblock tokenizer
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_login', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_register', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_signup', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_forcefield_signup', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_lostpass', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_postpass', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_forcefield_postpass', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_comment', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_forcefield_comment', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_buddypress', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_forcefield_unblock', 'forcefield_output_token' );
add_action( 'wp_ajax_forcefield_unblock', 'forcefield_output_token' );

// ---------------------
// Token Output Abstract
// ---------------------
// 1.0.1: remove argument and check context from action
function forcefield_output_token() {

	// 1.0.5: added sanitize_title to request variable
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended
	$action = sanitize_title( $_REQUEST['action'] );

	// 1.0.4: added validation of action possibilities
	// 1.0.9: added postpass context action
	// 1.0.9: added unblock context action
	$actions = array(
		'forcefield_login',
		'forcefield_register',
		'forcefield_signup',
		'forcefield_lostpass',
		'forcefield_postpass',
		'forcefield_comment',
		'forcefield_buddypress',
		'forcefield_unblock'
	);
	if ( !in_array( $action, $actions ) ) {
		exit;
	}
	$context = str_replace( 'forcefield_', '', $action );
	// echo esc_html( $context );

	$token = forcefield_create_token( $context );

	if ( $token ) {

		// 0.9.3: added some extra javascript obfuscation of token value
		$tokenchars = str_split( $token['value'], 1 );

		// --- output token characters via script ---
		echo "<script>var bits = new Array(); ";
		foreach ( $tokenchars as $i => $char ) {
			echo "bits[" . esc_js( $i ) . "] = '" . esc_js( $char ) . "'; ";
		}
		echo "bytes = bits.join(''); ";
		echo "parent.document.getElementById('auth_token_" . esc_js( $context ) . "').value = bytes; ";
		echo "</script>" . PHP_EOL;

		// --- auto-refresh expired tokens ---
		// 0.9.4: add a timer for token auto-refresh
		if ( isset( $token['expiry'] ) ) {
			$cycle = $token['expiry'] * 1000;
			echo "<script>setTimeout(function() {window.location.reload();}, " . esc_js( $cycle ) . ");</script>";
		}
	} else {
		// 1.0.4: added missing esc_html wrapper
		echo esc_html( __( 'Error. No Token was generated.', 'forcefield' ) );
	}
	exit;
}

// --------------
// Create a Token
// --------------
function forcefield_create_token( $context ) {

	global $forcefield;

	$debug = false; // $debug = true;

	// --- check token setting for context ----
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( $context . '_token' );
	if ( 'unblock' != $context ) {
		if ( $debug ) {
			echo "<!-- Tokenize? " . esc_html( $tokenize ) . " (" . esc_html( $context ) . ") -->";
		}
		if ( 'yes' != $tokenize ) {
			return false;
		}
	}

	// --- maybe return existing token ---
	// 0.9.5: also check and return token expiry if found
	// 1.0.0: ad logic to extend token expiry if not yet expired
	$token = forcefield_check_token( $context, true );
	if ( isset( $token['value'] ) ) {
		if ( $debug ) {
			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions
			echo "<!-- Existing Token: " . esc_html( print_r( $token, true ) ) . " -->";
		}
		$tokenvalue = $token['value'];
	} else {
		$tokenvalue = wp_generate_password( 12, false, false );
	}

	// --- validate IP address and make IP key ---
	// 0.9.4: allow for localhost IP type
	$iptype = forcefield_get_ip_type( $forcefield['ip'] );
	if ( 'localhost' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip4' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip6' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( ':', '--', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} else {
		if ( $debug ) {
			echo "<!-- No token generated for IP type '" . esc_html( $iptype ) . "' -->";
		}
		return false;
	}
	if ( $debug ) {
		echo "<!-- IP: " . esc_html( $ip ) . " -->";
	}

	// --- get and set token expiry length ---
	// 0.9.4: added context-specific expiry time filtering
	// 0.9.4: set a bare minimum token usage time
	// 0.9.6: fix to expirytime filter variable
	$expirytime = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_tokenexpiry' );
	$expirytime = apply_filters( 'blocklist_tokenexpiry_' . $context, $expirytime );
	$expirytime = absint( $expirytime );
	if ( $expirytime < 0 ) {
		$expirytime = 300;
	}
	if ( $expirytime < 30 ) {
		$expirytime = 30;
	}
	if ( ( 'comment' === (string) $context ) && ( $expirytime < 300 ) ) {
		$expirytime = 300;
	}

	// --- create token and set transient ---
	$transientid = $context . '_token_' . $ip;
	set_transient( $transientid, $tokenvalue, $expirytime );

	// 0.9.4: return expiry time value also, for auto-refresh
	$token = array( 'value' => $tokenvalue, 'expiry' => $expirytime );
	$token = apply_filters( 'forcefield_token', $token, $context );
	return $token;
}

// --------------
// Delete a Token
// --------------
function forcefield_delete_token( $context ) {
	global $forcefield;

	// --- validate IP address and make IP key ---
	// 1.0.1: use check IP type function for consistency
	$iptype = forcefield_get_ip_type( $forcefield['ip'] );
	if ( 'localhost' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip4' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( '.', '-', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} elseif ( 'ip6' === (string) $iptype ) {
		$ip = str_replace( ':', '--', $forcefield['ip'] );
	} else {
		return false;
	}

	// --- delete token transient ---
	$transientid = $context . '_token_' . $ip;
	delete_transient( $transientid );
}


// ----------------------
// === Authentication ===
// ----------------------

// ----------------------
// XML RPC Authentication
// ----------------------
add_filter( 'authenticate', 'forcefield_xmlrpc_authentication', 9, 3 );
function forcefield_xmlrpc_authentication( $user, $username, $password ) {

	// note: XMLRPC_REQUEST is defined in xmlrpc.php
	if ( !defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) || !XMLRPC_REQUEST ) {
		return $user;
	}

	// --- filter general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_xmlrpc', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.1: check IP whitelist
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'apis' ) ) {
		return $user;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'apis' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot access XML RPC.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'xmlrpc_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- check for authentication block ---
	$authblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'xmlrpc_authblock' );
	$authban = forcefield_get_setting( 'xmlrpc_authban' );

	if ( 'yes' === (string) $authban ) {

		// --- ban this IP for XML RPC authentication violation ---
		forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'xmlrpc_login' );
		add_filter( 'xmlrpc_login_error', 'forcefield_xmlrpc_error_message_banned' );
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_login_banned' );
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'xmlrpc_ban', $errormessage );

	} elseif ( 'yes' === (string) $authblock ) {

		// --- block this XML RPC attempt ---
		// 0.9.1: record anyway so a changed ban setting can take effect
		forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'xmlrpc_login' );
		add_filter( 'xmlrpc_login_error', 'forcefield_xmlrpc_error_message_blocked' );
		do_action( 'xmlrpc_login_blocked' );
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'xmlrpc_block', $errormessage );

	} elseif ( is_wp_error( $user ) ) {

		// --- record authentication fail ---
		$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'xmlrpc_authfail' );
		// 0.9.1: check against XML RPC authentication attempts limit
		$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'xmlrpc_authfail', $transgressions );
		if ( $blocked ) {
			do_action( 'xmlrpc_login_toomany' );
			$status = 429; // 'too many requests'
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'xmlrpc_toomany', $errormessage, $status );
		}

	}

	// --- check for SSL connection requirement ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'xmlrpc_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: honour require SSL constant override
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		// 1.0.4: simplify logic to single line
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		add_filter( 'xmlrpc_login_error', 'forcefield_xmlrpc_require_ssl_message' );
		// note: we need to return an error here so that the xmlrpc_login_error filter is called
		$errormessage = __( 'XML RPC requires SSL Connection.', 'forcefield' );
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'xmlrpc_ssl_required', $errormessage );
	}

	return $user;
}

// ------------------------------
// XML RPC Error Message (Banned)
// ------------------------------
function forcefield_xmlrpc_error_message_banned( $error ) {
	$errormessage = __( 'Access denied. XML RPC authentication is disabled.', 'forcefield' );
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_xmlrpc_banned', $errormessage );
	$status = 405; // HTTP 405: Method Not Allowed
	return new IXR_Error( $status, $errormessage );
}

// -------------------------------
// XML RPC Error Message (Blocked)
// ------------------------------
function forcefield_xmlrpc_error_message_blocked( $error ) {
	$errormessage = __( 'Access denied. XML RPC authentication is disabled.', 'forcefield' );
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_xmlrpc_blocked', $errormessage );
	$status = 405; // HTTP 405: Method Not Allowed
	return new IXR_Error( $status, $errormessage );
}

// ----------------------------
// XML RPC requires SSL Message
// ----------------------------
function forcefield_xmlrpc_require_ssl_message() {
	$errormessage = __( 'XML RPC authentication requires an SSL Connection.', 'forcefield' );
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_xmlrpc_requiressl', $errormessage );
	$status = 426; // HTTP 426: Upgrade Required
	return new IXR_Error( $status, $errormessage );
}

// --------------------------
// Login Token Authentication
// --------------------------
add_filter( 'authenticate', 'forcefield_login_validate', 11, 3 );
function forcefield_login_validate( $user, $username, $password ) {

	// --- filter general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_login', $errormessage );

	// --- check whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.1: check IP whitelist
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return $user;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot Login.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- recheck failed user ---
	// 0.9.1: for a failed login, check if an admin account
	if ( $username && $password && is_wp_error( $user ) ) {

		$checkuser = get_user_by( 'login', $username );

		// --- check for super admin role ---
		// 0.9.6: add check for super admin
		if ( is_multisite() && is_super_admin( $checkuser->ID ) ) {

			// --- add a record of failed super admin login attempt ---
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'super_fail' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'super_fail', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				do_action( 'forcefield_login_super_toomany' );
				$status = 429; // HTTP 429: Too Many Requests
				return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_super_toomany', $errormessage, $status );
			}
		}

		// --- check for admin role ---
		if ( in_array( 'administrator', (array) $checkuser->roles ) ) {

			// --- add a record of failed admin login attempt ---
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'admin_fail' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'admin_fail', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				do_action( 'forcefield_login_admin_toomany' );
				$status = 429; // HTTP 429: Too Many Requests
				return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_admin_toomany', $errormessage, $status );
			}
		}

		// TODO: maybe add check for other significant roles (eg. editor, author) ?

	}

	// --- return for existing errors ---
	if ( !$username || !$password || is_wp_error( $user ) ) {
		return $user;
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection to login ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'login_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: allow for constant override to prevent self-lockout
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		// 1.0.4: simplify logic to single line
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to Login.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 301: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_requiressl', $errormessage, $status );

		// --- redirect if not secure ---
		add_filter( 'secure_auth_redirect', '__return_true' );
		auth_redirect();
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_login_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- check ban setting ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- check block setting ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'login_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
		}
	}

	// --- login form field to check token ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	// 1.0.4: fix to variable typo (POST)
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( isset( $_POST['log'] ) && isset( $_POST['pwd'] ) ) {

		$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'login_token' );
		if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
			return $user;
		}

		// --- maybe record the IP if missing the token form field ---
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_login'] ) ) {

			// --- record no token ---
			// 0.9.1: separate instaban and no token recording
			$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
			if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
				forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
			}

			// --- check ban setting ---
			$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'login_notokenban' );
			if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
				forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_login_token' );
			}

			do_action( 'forcefield_login_notoken' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_token_missing', $errormessage, $status );

		} else {

			// --- sanitize posted token ---
			// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
			// 1.0.0: fix to variable posted and preg_match check
			// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
			$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_login'] );
			$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
			if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {
				do_action( 'forcefield_login_invalid' );
				do_action( 'forcefield_login_failed' );
				$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
				return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
			}

			// --- valid token provided so clear old records ---
			// 0.9.1: maybe clear no token records
			forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
			forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_login_token' );
		}

		// --- get login token for IP ---
		$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'login' );

		// --- check token ---
		// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
		if ( !$checktoken ) {

			// --- token expired ---
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_oldtoken' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_failed' );
			$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_token_expired', $errormessage, $status );

		} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

			// --- fail, token is a mismatch ---
			// 0.9.1: record general token usage failure
			$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtoken' );
			if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordbadtokens ) {
				forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
			}

			do_action( 'forcefield_login_mismatch' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_failed' );
			$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'login_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status );

		} else {

			// --- success, allow user to login ---
			// 0.9.1: clear any bad token records
			forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

			// --- remove used login token ---
			forcefield_delete_token( 'login' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_login_success' );

		}
	}

	// --- clear admin fail records ---
	// 0.9.1: clear possible admin_fail records on successful login
	if ( !is_wp_error( $user ) ) {

		// 0.9.6: get user object via username
		$checkuser = get_user_by( 'login', $username );

		// 0.9.6: also clear super admin fail records
		if ( is_multisite() && is_super_admin( $checkuser->ID ) ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'super_fail' );
		}
		if ( in_array( 'administrator', (array) $checkuser->roles ) ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'admin_fail' );
		}
		// TODO: maybe do similar for other significant roles (eg. editor?)
	}

	return $user;
}

// ---------------------------------
// Registration Token Authentication
// ---------------------------------
add_filter( 'register_post', 'forcefield_registration_authenticate', 9, 3 );
function forcefield_registration_authenticate( $errors, $sanitized_user_login, $user_email ) {

	// --- filtered general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_register', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return $errors;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot Register.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- check if user is logged in ---
	// 0.9.7: added this error message to logout first
	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$errormessage = __( 'Please logout to register a new account.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_logged_in', $errormessage, $status, $errors );
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for registration ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'register_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: honour require SSL constant override
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' == $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to Register.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 301: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_requiressl', $errormessage, $status );

		// note: compressed version of auth_redirect function
		// 1.0.4: use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect
		if ( 0 === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http' ) ) {
			wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'https' ) );
		} else {
			wp_safe_redirect( 'https://' . sanitize_text_field( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
		}
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_register_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- record no referer ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- check block setting ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'register_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_register_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			// 0.9.5: fix to undefined error string
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'register_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return $errors;
	}

	// --- check the token field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_register'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		// 0.9.1: separate token and register token recording
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- check ban setting ---
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'register_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_register_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_register_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_register_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		// 0.9.5: fix to undefined error string
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_token_missing', $errormessage, $status, $errors );

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
		// 1.0.0: fix to variable posted and preg_match check
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_register'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_register_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_register_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
		}

		// --- token present, clear old records ---
		// 0.9.1: maybe clear no token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_register_token' );

	}

	// --- get register token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'register' );

	// --- check token ---
	// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_register_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_register_failed' );
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_token_expired', $errormessage, $status, $errors );

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, token is a mismatch ---
		// 0.9.1: record general token usage failure
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' == $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_register_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_register_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'register_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status, $errors );

	} else {

		// --- clear bad token records ---
		// 0.9.1: clear any bad token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used register token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'register' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_register_success' );

	}

	return $errors;
}

// --------------------------------------
// Blog Signup Authentication (Multisite)
// --------------------------------------
add_filter( 'wpmu_validate_user_signup', 'forcefield_signup_authenticate' );
function forcefield_signup_authenticate( $results ) {

	// --- set any existing errors ---
	$errors = $results['errors'];

	// --- filtered general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_signup', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return $results;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot Signup.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// ? maybe allow (blog) signup for already logged in users ?
	// if ( is_user_logged_in() && is_admin() && !defined('DOING_AJAX') ) {return $results;}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for blog signup ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'signup_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: honour require SSL constant override
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to Signup.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 301: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_requiressl', $errormessage, $status );

		// 1.0.4: use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect
		if ( 0 === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http' ) ) {
			wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'https' ) );
		} else {
			wp_safe_redirect( 'https://' . sanitize_text_field( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
		}
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- check no referer ban ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- check no referer block ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'signup_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_signup_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			$results['errors'] = forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_no_referer', $errormessage, $status, $errors );
			return $results;
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'signup_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return $results;
	}

	// --- maybe ban the IP if missing the token form field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_signup'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- check no token ban ----
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'signup_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_signup_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		$results['errors'] = forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_token_missing', $errormessage, $status, $errors );
		return $results;

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
		// 1.0.0: fix to variable posted and preg_match check
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_signup'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_signup_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_signup_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
		}

		// --- delete old records ---
		// 0.9.1: maybe clear no token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_signup_token' );

	}

	// --- check for signup token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'signup' );

	// --- check token ---
	// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_failed' );
		$results['errors'] = forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_token_expired', $errormessage, false, $errors );
		return $results;

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, register token is a mismatch ---
		// 0.9.1: record general token usage failure
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtoken' );
		if ( 'yes' == $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		$results['errors'] = forcefield_filtered_error( 'signup_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status, $errors );
		return $results;

	} else {

		// --- success, allow the user to signup --
		// 0.9.1: clear any bad token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used signup token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'signup' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_signup_success' );
	}

	return $results;
}

// ----------------------------------
// Lost Password Token Authentication
// ----------------------------------
add_action( 'allow_password_reset', 'forcefield_lost_password_authenticate', 21, 1 );
function forcefield_lost_password_authenticate( $allow ) {

	// --- filter general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_lostpassword', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.1: check IP whitelist
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return $allow;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot change password.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- check if user is logged in ---
	// 0.9.7: added this error message for already logged in
	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$errormessage = __( 'You are already logged in. You can change your password from your user profile screen.', 'forcefield' );
		// 1.0.0: change to response 200 OK from 400 Bad Request
		$status = 200; // HTTP 200: OK
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_logged_in', $errormessage, $status );
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for lost password ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'lostpass_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: honour require SSL constant override
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging)
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to change your password.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 301: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_ssl', $errormessage, $status );
		// 1.0.4: use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect
		if ( 0 === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http' ) ) {
			wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'https' ) );
		} else {
			wp_safe_redirect( 'https://' . sanitize_text_field( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
		}
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- no referer ban ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' == $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- no referer block ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'lostpass_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'lostpass_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return $allow;
	}

	// --- maybe ban the IP if missing the token form field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_lostpass'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- no token ban ---
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'lostpass_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_lostpass_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_token_missing', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
		// 1.0.0: fix to posted variable in preg_match check
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_lostpass'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {

			do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
		}

		// --- remove old records ---
		// 0.9.1: maybe clear no token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_lostpass_token' );

	}

	// --- check for lost password token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'lostpass' );

	// --- check token ---
	// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_failed' );
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_token_expired', $errormessage );

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, lost password token is a mismatch ---
		// 0.9.1: record general token usage failure
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'lostpass_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- success, allow the user to send reset email ---
		// 0.9.1: clear any bad token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used lost password token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'lostpass' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_lostpass_success' );

	}

	return $allow;
}

// ---------------------------
// Protected Post Authenticate
// ---------------------------
add_action( 'login_form_postpass', 'forcefield_protected_authenticate' );
function forcefield_protected_authenticate() {
	
	// --- filter general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_postpassword', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot access Protected Post.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- check if user is logged in ---
	$require_login = forcefield_get_setting( 'postpass_requirelogin' );
	if ( $require_login && !is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$errormessage = __( 'You need to be logged in to view password protected posts.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 200; // HTTP 200: OK
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_logged_in', $errormessage, $status );
		wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
		exit;
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for post password ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'postpass_requiressl' );
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to view password protected posts.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 200: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_logged_in', $errormessage, $status );
		$referer_url = wp_get_referer();
		wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $referer_url, 'https' ) );
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- no referer ban ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' == $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- no referer block ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'postpass_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
			wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
			exit;
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'postpass_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return;
	}

	// --- maybe ban the IP if missing the token form field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_postpass'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- no token ban ---
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'postpass_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_postpass_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_token_missing', $errormessage, $status );
		wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
		exit;

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_postpass'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {

			do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
			wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
			exit;
		}

		// --- remove old records ---
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_postpass_token' );

	}

	// --- check for lost password token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'postpass' );

	// --- check token ---
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_failed' );
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_token_expired', $errormessage, $status );
		wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
		exit;

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, lost password token is a mismatch ---
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'postpass_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status );
		wp_safe_redirect( wp_get_referer() );
		exit;


	} else {

		// --- success, allow the user to send reset email ---
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used lost password token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'postpass' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_postpass_success' );

	}
}

// -------------------------
// Commenting Authentication
// -------------------------
add_filter( 'preprocess_comment', 'forcefield_preprocess_comment' );
function forcefield_preprocess_comment( $comment ) {

	// --- filter general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_comment', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.1: checks IP whitelist
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return $comment;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging only)
		$ip = forcefield_get_remote_ip();
		$errormessage = __( 'Blacklisted IP cannot Comment.', 'forcefield' ) . ' [' . $ip . ']';
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_blacklist', $errormessage, $status );
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- skip checks for those with comment moderation permission ---
	// 1.0.9: move moderator permission check to after blacklist check
	if ( is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) ) {
		return $comment;
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for commenting ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'comment_requiressl' );
	// 0.9.8: honour require SSL constant override
	if ( defined( 'FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL' ) ) {
		$requiressl = ( (bool) FORCEFIELD_REQUIRE_SSL ) ? 'yes' : '';
	}
	if ( ( 'yes' === (string) $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.9: add missing call to filtered error (for logging)
		$errormessage = __( 'SSL is required to Comment.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 301; // HTTP 301: Redirect
		forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_ssl', $errormessage, $status );

		// 1.0.4: use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect
		if ( 0 === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http' ) ) {
			wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'https' ) );
		} else {
			wp_safe_redirect( 'https://' . sanitize_text_field( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
		}
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- check no referer ban ---
		// 0.9.1: separate general no referer recording
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- check no referer block ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'comment_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_comment_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'comment_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return $comment;
	}

	// --- maybe ban the IP if missing the token form field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_comment'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- no token ban ---
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'comment_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_comment_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_token_missing', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
		// 1.0.0: fix to posted variable name for preg_match
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_comment'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_comment_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_comment_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
		}

		// --- delete old no token records ---
		// 0.9.1: maybe clear no token records
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_comment_token' );

	}

	// --- check for comment token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'comment' );

	// --- check token ---
	// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_failed' );
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_token_expired', $errormessage );

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, comment token is a mismatch ---
		// 0.9.1: record general token usage failure
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'comment_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- success, allow the user to comment ---
		// 0.9.1: clear any bad token records
		// 1.0.3: fix to missing function prefix
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used comment token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'comment' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_comment_success' );
	}

	return $comment;
}

// -------------------------------
// BuddyPress Registration Trigger
// -------------------------------
// 0.9.5: add token field to BuddyPress registration
// ref: https://samelh.com/blog/2017/10/26/add-fields-buddypress-registration-form-profile/
add_action( 'bp_signup_validate', 'forcefield_buddypress_registration_authenticate' );
function buddypress_registration_authenticate() {
	$error = forcefield_buddypress_authenticate();
	if ( $error ) {
		global $bp;
		if ( !isset( $bp->signup->errors ) ) {
			$bp->signup->errors = array();
		}
		$bp->signup->errors['auth_token'] = $error;
	}
}

// ------------------------------------
// BuddyPress Registration Authenticate
// ------------------------------------
function forcefield_buddypress_authenticate() {

	// --- make sure we are on the BuddyPress registration page ---
	if ( !function_exists( 'bp_is_current_component' ) || !bp_is_current_component( 'register' ) ) {
		// 1.0.3: added missing error return
		$errormessage = __( 'Error: incorrect BuddyPress context.', 'forcefield' );
		$status = 400;
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_context', $errormessage, $status );
	}

	// --- filtered general error message ---
	$errormessage = forcefield_get_error_message();
	$errormessage = apply_filters( 'forcefield_error_message_buddypress', $errormessage );

	// --- check IP whitelist and blacklist ---
	// 0.9.2: check IP blacklist
	if ( forcefield_whitelist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		return false;
	}
	if ( forcefield_blacklist_check( 'actions' ) ) {
		forcefield_forbidden_exit();
	}

	// --- maybe require SSL connection for registration ---
	$requiressl = forcefield_get_setting( 'buddypress_requiressl' );
	if ( ( 'yes' == $requiressl ) && !is_ssl() ) {
		// 1.0.4: use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect
		if ( 0 === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'http' ) ) {
			wp_safe_redirect( set_url_scheme( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'https' ) );
		} else {
			wp_safe_redirect( 'https://' . sanitize_text_field( $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ) . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] );
		}
		exit;
	}

	// --- check for empty referer field ---
	// 0.9.7: added isset check as may not be set if empty
	if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) || ( '' == $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] ) ) {

		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_noreferer' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_no_referer' );

		// --- check no referer ban ---
		$norefban = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_norefban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefban ) {
			$transgressions = forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_referer' );
			$blocked = forcefield_blocklist_check_transgressions( 'no_referer', $transgressions );
			if ( $blocked ) {
				$block = true;
			}
		}

		// --- check no referer block ---
		$norefblock = forcefield_get_setting( 'buddypress_norefblock' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $norefblock ) {
			$block = true;
		}

		if ( isset( $block ) && $block ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_no_referer', $errormessage, $status );
		}
	}

	// --- check tokenizer setting ---
	$tokenize = forcefield_get_setting( 'buddypress_token' );
	if ( 'yes' !== (string) $tokenize ) {
		return false;
	}

	// --- maybe ban the IP if missing the token form field ---
	// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
	if ( !isset( $_POST['auth_token_buddypress'] ) ) {

		// --- record no token ---
		$recordnotoken = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_notoken' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordnotoken ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_token' );
		}

		// --- no token ban ----
		$instaban = forcefield_get_setting( 'buddypress_notokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $instaban ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'no_buddypress_token' );
		}

		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_notoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_failed' );
		$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_token_missing', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- sanitize posted token ---
		// 0.9.9: added check for valid token
		// 1.0.0: fix to variable posted and preg_match check
		// phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Missing
		$authtoken = sanitize_text_field( $_POST['auth_token_buddypress'] );
		$checkposted = preg_match( '/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/', $authtoken );
		if ( empty( $authtoken ) || ( 12 != strlen( $authtoken ) ) || !$checkposted ) {
			do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_invalid' );
			do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_failed' );
			$status = 400; // HTTP 400: Bad Request
			return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_token_invalid', $errormessage, $status );
		}

		// --- maybe clear no token records ---
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_token' );
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'no_buddypress_token' );

	}

	// --- check for BuddyPress token for IP ---
	$checktoken = forcefield_check_token( 'buddypress' );

	// --- check token ---
	// 0.9.5: check now returns an array so we check 'value' key
	if ( !$checktoken ) {

		// --- token expired ---
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_oldtoken' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_failed' );
		$status = 403; // HTTP 403: Forbidden
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_token_expired', $errormessage, $status );

	} elseif ( $authtoken != $checktoken['value'] ) {

		// --- fail, token is a mismatch ---
		$recordbadtokens = forcefield_get_setting( 'blocklist_badtokenban' );
		if ( 'yes' === (string) $recordbadtokens ) {
			forcefield_blocklist_record_ip( 'bad_token' );
		}
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_mismatch' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_failed' );
		$status = 401; // HTTP 401: Unauthorized
		return forcefield_filtered_error( 'buddypress_token_mismatch', $errormessage, $status );

	} else {

		// --- clear any bad token records ---
		forcefield_blocklist_delete_record( false, 'bad_token' );

		// --- remove used register token ---
		forcefield_delete_token( 'buddypress' );
		do_action( 'forcefield_buddypress_success' );
	}

	return false;
}