Framework: Performed Laravel 11 upgrade guide steps

Performed a little code cleanups when observed along the way.
Tested not yet ran.

app/Access/ExternalBaseUserProvider.php

@@ -8,27 +8,15 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class ExternalBaseUserProvider implements UserProvider
 {
-    /**
-     * The user model.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $model;
-
-    /**
-     * LdapUserProvider constructor.
-     */
-    public function __construct(string $model)
-    {
-        $this->model = $model;
+    public function __construct(
+        protected string $model
+    ) {
     }
 
     /**
      * Create a new instance of the model.
-     *
-     * @return Model
      */
-    public function createModel()
+    public function createModel(): Model
     {
         $class = '\\' . ltrim($this->model, '\\');
 
@@ -37,12 +25,8 @@ class ExternalBaseUserProvider implements UserProvider
 
     /**
      * Retrieve a user by their unique identifier.
-     *
-     * @param mixed $identifier
-     *
-     * @return Authenticatable|null
      */
-    public function retrieveById($identifier)
+    public function retrieveById(mixed $identifier): ?Authenticatable
     {
         return $this->createModel()->newQuery()->find($identifier);
     }
@@ -50,12 +34,9 @@ class ExternalBaseUserProvider implements UserProvider
     /**
      * Retrieve a user by their unique identifier and "remember me" token.
      *
-     * @param mixed  $identifier
      * @param string $token
-     *
-     * @return Authenticatable|null
      */
-    public function retrieveByToken($identifier, $token)
+    public function retrieveByToken(mixed $identifier, $token): null
     {
         return null;
     }
@@ -75,12 +56,8 @@ class ExternalBaseUserProvider implements UserProvider
 
     /**
      * Retrieve a user by the given credentials.
-     *
-     * @param array $credentials
-     *
-     * @return Authenticatable|null
      */
-    public function retrieveByCredentials(array $credentials)
+    public function retrieveByCredentials(array $credentials): ?Authenticatable
     {
         // Search current user base by looking up a uid
         $model = $this->createModel();
@@ -92,15 +69,15 @@ class ExternalBaseUserProvider implements UserProvider
 
     /**
      * Validate a user against the given credentials.
-     *
-     * @param Authenticatable $user
-     * @param array           $credentials
-     *
-     * @return bool
      */
-    public function validateCredentials(Authenticatable $user, array $credentials)
+    public function validateCredentials(Authenticatable $user, array $credentials): bool
     {
         // Should be done in the guard.
         return false;
     }
+
+    public function rehashPasswordIfRequired(Authenticatable $user, #[\SensitiveParameter] array $credentials, bool $force = false)
+    {
+        // No action to perform, any passwords are external in the auth system
+    }
 }