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==Authentication==
Location: ''Administration > Users > Authentication''


There are various ways of managing user '''authentication''':


:[[Email authentication|Email-based authentication]]
User authentication is about enabling people to login to your Moodle site.
:Manual accounts only
:No authentication
:PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
:[[Shibboleth]]
:Use a CAS server (SSO)
:[[LDAP authentication|Use an LDAP server]]


===The login page===
==Authentication methods==


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.
Authentication methods (also known as authentication plugins) include:
 
*[[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 authentication|External database]] - account details are located on an external database
*[[FirstClass authentication|FirstClass server]] - account details are located on an external FirstClass server
*[[IMAP authentication|IMAP server]] - account details are located on an external IMAP server
*[[LDAP authentication|LDAP server]] - account details are located on an external LDAP server
*[[Moodle Network|Moodle Network authentication]] - how different Moodle sites can connect and authenticate users
*[[NNTP authentication|NNTP server]] - account details are located on an external NTTP server
*[[No authentication]] - for testing purposes only
*[[PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)]] - account details come from the operating system Moodle is running on, via PAM (can only be used Linux/Unix).
*[[POP3 server]] - account details are located on an external POP3 server
*[[RADIUS authentication|RADIUS server]] - account details are located on an external RADIUS server
*[[Shibboleth]] - account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
*[[NTLM authentication|NTLM/Integrated Authentication]] (contributed plugin prior to Moodle 1.9; is part of the LDAP authentication plugin from 1.9 onwards).
 
The authentication method is set in ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Manage authentication]]'' (or ''Administration > Users > Authentication''  prior to Moodle 1.9)


==See also==
==See also==


*[http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=42 Using Moodle: User authentication] forum
*[[Manage authentication]]
*[[Authentication FAQ]]
*Multi authentication in [[Upgrading to Moodle 1.8]]
*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=97938 Admin approving self registrations?] forum discussion
 
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 12 November 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:

The authentication method is set in Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication (or Administration > Users > Authentication prior to Moodle 1.9)

See also

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