Authentication: Oauth2 authentication plugin for Moodle (for Moodle 3.2 and earlier)
Sergio RabellinoPlugin end of life starting from Moodle 3.3
starting from Moodle 3.3, Oauth2 should be implemented in Moodle core. It will require you to upgrade to Moodle 3.3 and switch to the Oauth2 core authentication (and probably do some migration), but it is a great news as authentication is a really sensible matter and having Oauth2 plugins in core will guarantee their maintenance. So starting from Moodle 3.3 I highly recommend to use the new Oauth2 core plugins ((https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Better_Office_Integrations_3.3#Core_API_for_managing_Authorized_OAuth_Applications) ) . Missing core providers will likely be implemented by someone and published in the Moodle.org plugin repository. There will probably be a new Oauth2 category in the Moodle plugin repository. Wait and see...
I will try to mantain this plugin until Moodle 3.1 (LTS) runs out of security upport (13 May 2019).
Warning for Facebook users
The plugin stopped working the 27th March 2017 as Facebook closed the API 2.2. The last versions of this plugin have been updated to support Facebook 2.8 API. As usual carefully test before upgrading a third party plugin if your Moodle site is important to you (especially as it is an authentication plugin)
Installation
- add the plugin into /auth/googleoauth2/
- in the Moodle administration, enable the plugin (Admin block > Plugins > Authentication)
- in the plugin admin page, follow the displayed instructions.
I also created a free mini-course on how to install a Moodle plugin using Oauth2 plugin as example.
Documentation and support
You can search in all existing issues on Github. Go to the issues page, next to the filter button there is a search field. Remove the default content, type your keywords and press enter.
There is a FAQ too.
Alternative plugins
There are many alternatives to this plugin, if you have any trouble with this plugin it may be a good idea to try them:
- Moodle core Oauth2 plugins (Moodle 3.3 and later)
- Elcentra
- LenAuth
- OpenID Connect
- LinkedinAuth
- check the auth plugin list
Sets
Screenshots
Contributors
The changes to the db are quite simple, please send me a private message explaining what you want to do and i'll try to give you some instructions.
Do you know how to get an email alert/notification everytime someone registers for the first time using OAuth 2 authentication on moodle. l have searched on the plugin settings but l cant find it. Thank you.
i'm Sergio and now i'm in charge for this plugin. I can confirm that there isn't a setting for email notification to admins about a new registration and there are no plans to add features to this plugin
Es probable el poder utilizar esta versión en un Moodle 3.6?
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More information about this error
If you're using moodle 3.5, just visit Site administration - Server - OAuth2 services and configure https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/OAuth_2_Facebook_service
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