app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
public function authenticate(LoginRequest $request)
    {
        $throttles = $this->isUsingThrottlesLoginsTrait();

        if ($throttles && $this->hasTooManyLoginAttempts($request)) {
            return $this->sendLockoutResponse($request);
        }

        $credentials = $this->getCredentials($request);

        try {
            if (Auth::attempt($credentials, $request->has('remember'))) {
                return $this->handleUserWasAuthenticated($request, $throttles);
            }
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            // Catch LDAP bind errors.
        }

        // If the login attempt was unsuccessful we will increment the number of attempts
        // to login and redirect the user back to the login form. Of course, when this
        // user surpasses their maximum number of attempts they will get locked out.
        if ($throttles) {
            $this->incrementLoginAttempts($request);
        }

        return redirect($this->loginPath())
            ->withInput($request->only($this->loginUsername(), 'remember'))
            ->withErrors([
                $this->loginUsername() => $this->getFailedLoginMessage(),
            ]);
    }
public function authenticate(LoginRequest $request)
    {
        $throttles = $this->isUsingThrottlesLoginsTrait();

        if ($throttles && $this->hasTooManyLoginAttempts($request)) {
            return $this->sendLockoutResponse($request);
        }

        $credentials = $this->getCredentials($request);

        try {
            if (Auth::attempt($credentials, $request->has('remember'))) {
                return $this->handleUserWasAuthenticated($request, $throttles);
            }
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            // Catch LDAP bind errors.
        }

        // If the login attempt was unsuccessful we will increment the number of attempts
        // to login and redirect the user back to the login form. Of course, when this
        // user surpasses their maximum number of attempts they will get locked out.
        if ($throttles) {
            $this->incrementLoginAttempts($request);
        }

        return redirect($this->loginPath())
            ->withInput($request->only($this->loginUsername(), 'remember'))
            ->withErrors([
                $this->loginUsername() => $this->getFailedLoginMessage(),
            ]);
    }
Handle a login request to the application.

@param LoginRequest $request

@return \Illuminate\Http\Response