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*[[LTI]] - works with the [[Publish as LTI tool]] enrolment method to connect courses and activities
*[[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
*[[Multi-factor authentication]] - increase site security by requiring additional steps before users can log in.
*[[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

Revision as of 14:17, 7 October 2023

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:

There are also many additional authentication plugins in the Moodle plugins directory.

See also