Pass the user as an argument to 'isValidPassword' hook callbacks; see docs/hooks.txt for more information

RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
   phisticated handheld browser.
 * (bug 3173) Option to offer exported pages as a download, rather than displaying
   inline, as in most browsers
+* Pass the user as an argument to 'isValidPassword' hook callbacks; see
+  docs/hooks.txt for more information
 
 == Bugfixes since 1.10 ==
 

docs/hooks.txt

@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ after noinclude/includeonly/onlyinclude and other processing.
 'isValidPassword': Override the result of User::isValidPassword()
 $password: Desired password
 &$result: Set this and return false to override the internal checks
+$user: User the password is being validated for
 
 'LoginAuthenticateAudit': a login attempt for a valid user account either succeeded or failed.
                           No return data is accepted; this hook is for auditing only.

includes/User.php

@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class User {
 		global $wgMinimalPasswordLength, $wgContLang;
 
 		$result = null;
-		if( !wfRunHooks( 'isValidPassword', array( $password, &$result ) ) )
+		if( !wfRunHooks( 'isValidPassword', array( $password, &$result, $this ) ) )
 			return $result;
 		if( $result === false )
 			return false;