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== Email-based authentication ==
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Authentication is the process of allowing a user to login to a Moodle site based on their username and password.


Email confirmation is the default authentication method. When the user signs up, choosing their own new username and password, a confirmation email is sent to the user's email address. This email contains a secure link to a page where the user can confirm their account. Future logins just check the username and password against the stored values in the Moodle database.
==Authentication plugins==


== Manual accounts only ==
Moodle provides a number of ways of [[Managing authentication|managing authentication]], called ''authentication plugins''.


This method removes any way for users to create their own accounts. All accounts must be manually created by the admin user.
*[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator
*[[No login]] - suspend particular user account
*[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts
*[[CAS server (SSO)]] - account details are located on an external CAS server
*[[External database authentication|External database]] - account details are located on an external database
*[[FirstClass authentication|FirstClass server]] - account details are located on an external FirstClass server
*[[IMAP authentication|IMAP server]] - account details are located on an external IMAP server
*[[LDAP authentication|LDAP server]] - account details are located on an external LDAP server
*[[MNet|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
*[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] - account details are located on an external NNTP server
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes only
*[[PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)]] - account details come from the operating system Moodle is running on, via PAM (can only be used Linux/Unix).
*[[POP3 server]] - account details are located on an external POP3 server
*[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] - account details are located on an external RADIUS server
*[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
* Web services authentication


== No authentication ==
==See also==


Users can sign in and create valid accounts immediately, with no authentication against an external server and no confirmation via email. Be careful using this option - think of the security and administration problems this could cause.
*[[Authentication FAQ]]


== PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) ==
[[Category:Authentication]]


This method uses PAM to access the native usernames on this server. You have to install PHP4 PAM Authentication in order to use this module.
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== Shibboleth ==
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[[ja:認証]]
Using this method users are created and authenticated using Shibboleth.
Be sure to read the README for Shibboleth on how to set up your Moodle with Shibboleth.
 
== Use a CAS server (SSO) ==
 
This method uses a CAS server (Central Authentication Service) to authenticate users in a Single Sign On environment (SSO). You can also use a simple LDAP authentication. If the given username and password are valid according to CAS, Moodle creates a new user entry in its database, taking user attributes from LDAP if required. On following logins only the username and password are checked.
 
== Use an LDAP server ==
 
This method provides authentication against an external LDAP server. If the given username and password are valid, Moodle creates a new user entry in its database. This module can read user attributes from LDAP and prefill wanted fields in Moodle. For following logins only the username and password are checked.
 
[[Category: Administrator]]

Latest revision as of 10:11, 18 October 2011

Authentication is the process of allowing a user to login to a Moodle site based on their username and password.

Authentication plugins

Moodle provides a number of ways of managing authentication, called authentication plugins.

See also

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