Authentication

Location: Administration > Users > Authentication

Authentication is the process which allows a user to login to a Moodle site. Site policies determines if users must login before reaching the Front Page.

Authentication methods

Authentication methods (also known as authentication plugins) include:

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 - account details are located on an external database
FirstClass server - account details are located on an external FirstClass server
IMAP server - account details are located on an external IMAP server
LDAP server - account details are located on an external LDAP server
Moodle Network authentication - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
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 server - account details are located on an external RADIUS server
Shibboleth - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
NTLM/Integrated Authentication (contributed plugin prior to Moodle 1.9; is part of the LDAP authentication plugin from 1.9 onwards).

The authentication method is set in Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication (or Administration > Users > Authentication prior to Moodle 1.9)

Documentation

Authentication

Authentication methods

See also