Uniquelogin authentication

This document describes how to set up Uniquelogin Authentication in Moodle.

This is integrated into Moodle 1.9 onwards.

The Unique Authentication module is available for download from the Moodle plugins directory: http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=auth_uniquelogin

Overview

Authentication plugin goal is to make sure that each user in Moodle only has one active session simultaneoulsy.

The code is prepared to work on Moodle 2.0 as it addresses modifications in session table and database access through global DB instance.

Assumptions

1. Database-stored sessions are enabled.
2. Uniquelogin is ative in authentication plugins page.

Installation

1. Download the plug-in file from http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=auth_uniquelogin
2. Unzip the file to authentication plug-ins folder moodle/auth/
3. As adminsitrator go to Users » Auhentication » Manage authentication
4. Enable the authentication plug-in called Unique login

Notes/Tips

• As mentioned in Assumptions, you must use database-stored sessions to use this plug-in. To achieve this follow these steps:

1. Go to Server » Session Handling
2. Enable the parameter Use database for session information

See also

• Using Moodle: User authentication forum
• https://docs.moodle.org/pt/Uniquelogin_authentication - this documentation in Portuguese