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Authentication is the process of allowing a user to | Authentication is the process of allowing a user to log in to a Moodle site with a username and password. | ||
==Authentication plugins== | ==Authentication plugins== | ||
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*[[CAS server (SSO)]] - account details are located on an external CAS server | *[[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 | *[[External database authentication|External database]] - account details are located on an external database | ||
*[[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 | ||
*[[LTI]] - works with the [[Publish as LTI tool]] enrolment method to connect courses and activities | |||
*[[MNet|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 | ||
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes or if the Moodle site is not available on the Internet. Do NOT use on public servers! | *[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes or if the Moodle site is not available on the Internet. Do NOT use on public servers! | ||
*[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server | *[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server | ||
* Web services authentication | * Web services authentication | ||
*[[Uniquelogin authentication]] to limit users to one simultaeous session | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:53, 13 November 2017
Authentication is the process of allowing a user to log in to a Moodle site with a username and password.
Authentication plugins
Moodle provides a number of ways of managing authentication, called authentication plugins.
- 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
- LDAP server - account details are located on an external LDAP server
- LTI - works with the Publish as LTI tool enrolment method to connect courses and activities
- Moodle Network authentication - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
- No authentication - for testing purposes or if the Moodle site is not available on the Internet. Do NOT use on public servers!
- Shibboleth - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
- Web services authentication
- Uniquelogin authentication to limit users to one simultaeous session
