diff --git a/backend/app/Auth/UseCases/AuthenticateUser/AuthenticateUser.php b/backend/app/Auth/UseCases/AuthenticateUser/AuthenticateUser.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Auth\UseCases\AuthenticateUser;
+
+use App\Auth\PasswordHasher;
+use App\Exceptions\BadRequestException;
+use App\Exceptions\UnauthorizedException;
+use App\Shared\ValueObject\EmailAddress;
+use App\User\User;
+use App\User\UserRepository;
+
+class AuthenticateUser
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private UserRepository $userRepo,
+        private PasswordHasher $hasher,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * @throws BadRequestException
+     * @throws UnauthorizedException
+     */
+    public function execute(AuthenticateUserRequest $request): User
+    {
+        if ($request->email === null || $request->email === '') {
+            throw new BadRequestException('email is required');
+        }
+        if ($request->password === null || $request->password === '') {
+            throw new BadRequestException('password is required');
+        }
+
+        $user = $this->userRepo->findByEmail(
+            new EmailAddress($request->email),
+        );
+
+        if ($user === null) {
+            throw new UnauthorizedException('invalid credentials');
+        }
+
+        $passwordMatches = $this->hasher->verify(
+            $request->password,
+            $user->getPasswordHash(),
+        );
+
+        if (! $passwordMatches) {
+            throw new UnauthorizedException('invalid credentials');
+        }
+
+        return $user;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/backend/app/Auth/UseCases/AuthenticateUser/AuthenticateUserRequest.php b/backend/app/Auth/UseCases/AuthenticateUser/AuthenticateUserRequest.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Auth\UseCases\AuthenticateUser;
+
+class AuthenticateUserRequest
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public ?string $email,
+        public ?string $password,
+    ) {}
+}