/** Validate the token and return it. */
  private PersistentToken getPersistentToken(String[] cookieTokens) {
    if (cookieTokens.length != 2) {
      throw new InvalidCookieException(
          "Cookie token did not contain "
              + 2
              + " tokens, but contained '"
              + Arrays.asList(cookieTokens)
              + "'");
    }
    String presentedSeries = cookieTokens[0];
    String presentedToken = cookieTokens[1];
    PersistentToken token = persistentTokenRepository.findOne(presentedSeries);

    if (token == null) {
      // No series match, so we can't authenticate using this cookie
      throw new RememberMeAuthenticationException(
          "No persistent token found for series id: " + presentedSeries);
    }

    // We have a match for this user/series combination
    log.info("presentedToken={} / tokenValue={}", presentedToken, token.getTokenValue());
    if (!presentedToken.equals(token.getTokenValue())) {
      // Token doesn't match series value. Delete this session and throw an exception.
      persistentTokenRepository.delete(token);
      throw new CookieTheftException(
          "Invalid remember-me token (Series/token) mismatch. Implies previous "
              + "cookie theft attack.");
    }

    if (token.getTokenDate().plusDays(TOKEN_VALIDITY_DAYS).isBefore(LocalDate.now())) {
      persistentTokenRepository.delete(token);
      throw new RememberMeAuthenticationException("Remember-me login has expired");
    }
    return token;
  }