xmldb:authenticate($collection-uri as xs:string, $user-id as xs:string?, $password as xs:string?) xs:boolean
Check if the user, $user-id, can authenticate against the database collection $collection-uri. The function simply tries to read the collection $collection-uri, using the credentials $user-id and $password. It returns true if the authentication succeeds, false otherwise.
$collection-uri
The collection URI
$user-id
The user-id
$password
The password
Returns true() on successful authentication, false() otherwise
