public function ajax_auth_check( $post ) {
		$capability = 'manage_options';
		$capability = apply_filters_deprecated( 'modify_recipe', array( $capability ), '3.0', 'automator_capability_required' );
		$capability = apply_filters( 'automator_capability_required', $capability, $post );
		if ( ! current_user_can( $capability ) ) {
			$return['status'] = 'auth-failed';
			$return['error']  = __( 'You do not have permission to update options.', 'uncanny-automator' );
			echo wp_json_encode( $return );
			die();
		}

		if ( empty( $post ) ) {
			$return['status'] = 'auth-failed';
			$return['error']  = __( '$_POST object is empty.', 'uncanny-automator' );
			echo wp_json_encode( $return );
			die();
		}

		if ( ! isset( $post['nonce'] ) ) {
			$return['status'] = 'auth-failed';
			$return['error']  = __( 'nonce was not received.', 'uncanny-automator' );
			echo wp_json_encode( $return );
			die();
		}

		if ( ! wp_verify_nonce( $post['nonce'], 'wp_rest' ) ) {
			$return['status'] = 'auth-failed';
			$return['error']  = __( 'nonce did not validate.', 'uncanny-automator' );
			echo wp_json_encode( $return );
			die();
		}
	}