Authentication is the process of allowing a user to log in to a LMS site with a username and password.

Authentication plugins

LMS provides a number of ways of managing authentication, called authentication plugins.

• 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 enrollment method to connect courses and activities
• LMS Network authentication – how different LMS sites can connect and authenticate users
• No authentication – for testing purposes or if the LMS site is not available on the Internet. Do NOT use on public servers!
• Shibboleth – account details are located on an external Shibboleth server
• Web services authentication
• Uniquelogin authentication to limit users to one simultaeous session

See also

• Authentication FAQ