# Enterprise Communication Interface (ECI)

## eci_chk_pwd

### Description
Checks the specified user/password combination. The user name must be the same as the current EDB user name, however the case is ignored. If the authentication succeeds, the connection is regarded as "authenticated". If the server is running in restricted mode, this will enable the call of other ECI functions. If the authentication fails, the connection's state is reset to unauthenticated.
### Input parameter
#### cp_UserName
string | name of the user
#### cp_Password
string | users password
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