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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|managing authentication]], called ''authentication plugins''. | |||
Standard authentication plugins are: | |||
*[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator | *[[Manual accounts]] - accounts created manually by an administrator | ||
*[[No login]] | *[[No login]] - suspend particular user account | ||
*[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts | *[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts | ||
*[[CAS server (SSO)]] | *[[CAS server (SSO)]] - account details are located on an external CAS server | ||
*[[External database authentication|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 | ||
*[[ | *[[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 | |||
*[[ | *[[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 | |||
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes | *[[OAuth 2 authentication|OAuth 2]] - authenticate with an OAuth 2 service | ||
*[[ | * Web services authentication | ||
*[[ | |||
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There are also many [https://moodle.org/plugins/?q=type:auth additional authentication plugins in the Moodle plugins directory]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Authentication FAQ]] | *[[Authentication FAQ]] | ||
[[Category:Authentication]] | [[Category:Authentication]] | ||
[[de:Authentifizierung]] | |||
[[es:Autenticación]] | |||
[[eu:Erabiltzaileen_autentifikazioa]] | |||
[[fr:Authentification]] | [[fr:Authentification]] | ||
[[it:Autenticazione]] | |||
[[ja:認証]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:20, 10 March 2021
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.
Standard authentication plugins are:
- 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
- OAuth 2 - authenticate with an OAuth 2 service
- Web services authentication
There are also many additional authentication plugins in the Moodle plugins directory.
