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There are | There are various ways of managing user '''authentication''': | ||
:[[Email authentication|Email-based authentication]] | :[[Email authentication|Email-based authentication]] | ||
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Depending upon the authentication method (i.e. not applicable for email authentication) login instructions may be easily added. Alternatively, an alternate login URL may be added - please check the discussion [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=26629 Customising the log in page] for further details. | Depending upon the authentication method (i.e. not applicable for email authentication) login instructions may be easily added. Alternatively, an alternate login URL may be added - please check the discussion [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=26629 Customising the log in page] for further details. | ||
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*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 Using Moodle: User authentication] forum | |||
[[Category:Administrator]] | [[Category:Administrator]] | ||
[[Category:Authentication]] | [[Category:Authentication]] | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 13 January 2006
Authentication
There are various ways of managing user authentication:
- Email-based authentication
- Manual accounts only
- No authentication
- PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
- Shibboleth
- Use a CAS server (SSO)
- Use an LDAP server
The login page
Depending upon the authentication method (i.e. not applicable for email authentication) login instructions may be easily added. Alternatively, an alternate login URL may be added - please check the discussion Customising the log in page for further details.
