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Location: ''Administration > Users > Authentication''
{{Managing a Moodle site}}
Authentication is the process of allowing a user to login to a Moodle site based on their username and password.


==Authentication plugins==


User authentication is about enabling people to login to your Moodle site.
Moodle provides a number of ways of [[Managing authentication|managing authentication]], called ''authentication plugins''.
 
==Authentication methods==
 
Authentication methods (also known as authentication plugins) include:


*[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator
*[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator
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*[[IMAP authentication|IMAP server]] - account details are located on an external IMAP 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
*[[LDAP authentication|LDAP server]] - account details are located on an external LDAP server
*[[Moodle Network|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
*[[MNet|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
*[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] - account details are located on an external NTTP server
*[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] - account details are located on an external NNTP server
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes only
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes or if the Moodle site is not available on the Internet. Do NOT use on public servers!
*[[PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)]] - account details come from the operating system Moodle is running on, via PAM (can only be used Linux/Unix).
*[[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 NTTP server
*[[POP3 server]] - account details are located on an external POP3 server
*[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] - account details are located on an external RADIUS server
*[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] - account details are located on an external RADIUS server
*[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
*[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
*[[NTLM authentication|NTLM/Integrated Authentication]] (contributed plugin prior to Moodle 1.9; is part of the LDAP authentication plugin from 1.9 onwards).
* Web services authentication
 
The authentication method is set in ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Manage authentication]]'' (or ''Administration > Users > Authentication''  prior to Moodle 1.9)


==See also==
==See also==


*[[Manage authentication]]
*[[Authentication FAQ]]
*[[Authentication FAQ]]
*Multi authentication in [[Upgrading to Moodle 1.8]]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 User authentication forum]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95559 Do users need e-mail addresses?] forum discussion
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=97938 Admin approving self registrations?] forum discussion


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Latest revision as of 21:27, 8 November 2013

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