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{{Security overview report}}With the [[No authentication]] method enabled, a user can create an account without any kind of authentication from other systems, and with no email-based confirmation that the email address that they have provided is valid, or even exists!


With the "No Authentication" method enabled, a user can create an account without any kind of authentication from other systems, and with no email-based confirmation that the email address that they have provided is valid, or even exists!
This will create a very insecure Moodle site, and is not recommended for any production site unless the site is protected via some other means.
 
This is a good way to create a very insecure Moodle site, and is not recommended, except for testing purposes.  


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* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7301 Security and Privacy forum]
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7301 Security and Privacy forum]


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Latest revision as of 11:28, 17 January 2012

With the No authentication method enabled, a user can create an account without any kind of authentication from other systems, and with no email-based confirmation that the email address that they have provided is valid, or even exists!

This will create a very insecure Moodle site, and is not recommended for any production site unless the site is protected via some other means.

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