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Location: ''Administration > Users > Authentication | Location: ''Administration > Users > Authentication'' | ||
User authentication is about enabling people to login to your Moodle site. | |||
== | ==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 | ||
*[[No login]] | |||
*[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts | *[[Email-based self-registration]] - for enabling users to create their own accounts | ||
*[[Moodle Network]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users | *[[CAS server (SSO)]] | ||
*[[No | *[[External database authentication|External database]] | ||
*[[FirstClass authentication|FirstClass server]] | |||
*[[IMAP authentication|IMAP server]] | |||
*[[LDAP authentication|LDAP server]] | |||
*[[Moodle Network|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users | |||
*[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] | |||
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes only | |||
*[[PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)]] | |||
*[[POP3 server]] | |||
*[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] | |||
*[[Shibboleth]] | |||
*[[NTLM authentication|NTLM/Integrated Authentication]] (contributed plugin) | |||
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]] | *Multi authentication in [[Upgrading to Moodle 1.8]] | ||
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 User authentication] | *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=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 | *Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=97938 Admin approving self registrations?] forum discussion |
Revision as of 18:33, 31 July 2008
Location: Administration > Users > Authentication
User authentication is about enabling people to login to your Moodle site.
Authentication methods
Authentication methods (also known as authentication plugins) include:
- Manual accounts - accounts created manually by an administrator
- No login
- Email-based self-registration - for enabling users to create their own accounts
- CAS server (SSO)
- External database
- FirstClass server
- IMAP server
- LDAP server
- Moodle Network authentication - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
- NNTP server
- No authentication - for testing purposes only
- PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
- POP3 server
- RADIUS server
- Shibboleth
- NTLM/Integrated Authentication (contributed plugin)
The authentication method is set in Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication (or Administration > Users > Authentication prior to Moodle 1.9)
See also
- Manage authentication
- Authentication FAQ
- Multi authentication in Upgrading to Moodle 1.8
- Using Moodle User authentication forum
- Using Moodle Do users need e-mail addresses? forum discussion
- Using Moodle Admin approving self registrations? forum discussion