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<p>Rvbmacpro: /* Authentication methods */</p> <hr /> <div>Location: ''Administration &gt; Users &gt; Authentication''<br /> <br /> <br /> User authentication is about enabling people to login to your Moodle site.<br /> <br /> ==Authentication methods==<br /> <br /> Authentication methods (also known as authentication plugins) include:<br /> <br /> *[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator<br /> *[[No login]] - suspend particular user account<br /> *[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts<br /> *[[CAS server (SSO)]] - account details are located on an external CAS server<br /> *[[External database authentication|External database]] - account details are located on an external database<br /> *[[FirstClass authentication|FirstClass server]] - account details are located on an external FirstClass server<br /> *[[IMAP authentication|IMAP server]] - account details are located on an external IMAP server<br /> *[[LDAP authentication|LDAP server]] - account details are located on an external LDAP server<br /> *[[Moodle Network|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users<br /> *[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] - account details are located on an external NTTP server<br /> *[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes only<br /> *[[PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)]] - account details come from the operating system Moodle is running on, via PAM (can only be used Linux/Unix).<br /> *[[POP3 server]] - account details are located on an external POP3 server<br /> *[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] - account details are located on an external RADIUS server<br /> *[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server<br /> *[[NTLM authentication|NTLM/Integrated Authentication]] (contributed plugin prior to Moodle 1.9; is part of the LDAP authentication plugin from 1.9 onwards).<br /> <br /> The authentication method is set in ''Administration &gt; Users &gt; Authentication &gt; [[Manage authentication]]'' (or ''Administration &gt; Users &gt; Authentication'' prior to Moodle 1.9)<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> *[[Manage authentication]]<br /> *[[Authentication FAQ]]<br /> *Multi authentication in [[Upgrading to Moodle 1.8]]<br /> *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 User authentication forum]<br /> *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=95559 Do users need e-mail addresses?] forum discussion<br /> *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=97938 Admin approving self registrations?] forum discussion<br /> <br /> [[Category:Authentication]]<br /> <br /> [[fr:Authentification]]</div>

Rvbmacpro https://docs.moodle.org/39/en/index.php?title=User:Herve_B.&diff=46645 2008-11-12T17:19:24Z

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