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--- auth [2021-09-09 11:27] – moved list of old backends to [:oldauthbackends] Klap-in
+++ auth [2023-09-20 21:49] (current) – [Authentication related Tips] see documentation of Auth Plugins instead Klap-in
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   * Look for available [[plugintype>128#extension__table|Auth Plugins]] in the plugin repository.
-If the available plugins do not fulfill the requirements, you can create your own auth plugin. For details see [[devel:Auth Plugins|How to write an Authentication Plugin?]]
+The plugins can be installed using the [[plugin:Extension|Extension Manager]]. If the available plugins do not fulfill the requirements, you can create your own auth plugin. For details see [[devel:Auth Plugins|How to write an Authentication Plugin?]]
+===== Authentication related plugins =====
-===Migration of wiki from before 2013===
+  * [[plugin:authchained|Chained Authentication]] -- Use a sequence of authentication backends (e.g. LDAP then plain )
-Since the release 2013-05-10 “Weatherwax” DokuWiki uses Authentication Plugins instead of Authentication Backends. This requires action from the administrator when upgrading the wiki. See [[oldauthbackends|old authentication backends]] for FAQ and the previous backends.
+  * [[plugin:virtualgroup]] -- allows to assign groups to a user independently from the backend.
+Some suggestions grouped by tags in the plugin repository:
+  * Plugins with [[plugintag>acl#extension__table|acl]]-tag
+  * Plugins with [[plugintag>groups#extension__table|groups]]-tag
+  * Plugins with [[plugintag>users#extension__table|users]]-tag
+===== Authentication related Tips =====
+Some relevant tips related to authentication backends
+  * [[tips:change_user_name_after_authentication|Change user name after authentication]] -- Suggestion how to change the username after authentication (e.g. you want to allow login via a unique id that could change sometime (e.g. email address), but use another unmodifiable unique id as permanent identifier in Dokuwiki)
-===== Auth-related plugins =====
-  * [[plugin:fblogin]] -- Use Facebook as an authentication authority for your DokuWiki site
-  * [[plugin:openid]] -- lets register with an OpenID URL; lets already registered users add OpenID URLs to their profiles and then use OpenID to login.
-  * [[plugin:virtualgroup]] -- allows to assign groups to a user independently from the authn/authz-Backend.
-===== Auth-related Tips =====
-Some relevant tips related to authentication backends
-  * [[tips:commonlogin]] -- Sharing authentication data between wikis on the same server
-  * [[tips:htaccessauth|.htaccess authentication]] -- Use .htaccess authentication instead of the login form
-  * [[tips:htaccessauth2|.htaccess authentication 2]] -- As above with support for UserManager
-  * [[tips:httpauth-passthru|HTTP-Auth Passthru]] -- Adding http-auth-functionality to your existing ACL-setup
-  * [[tips:chainedauth|Chained Authentication]] -- Use a sequence of authentication backends (e.g. LDAP then plain )
-  * [[tips:usermanager_chained|usermanager and chained auth]] -- Manage each authentication method used by the chained method through the usermanager
-  * [[tips:separate_admin_login|Separate Admin Login]] -- Use a special admin login, which cannot read or edit pages
-  * [[tips#integration_with_other_software|list of integrations in other software]] -- explaining integration with other software, often authentication included.
-  * [[tips:change_user_name_after_authentication|Change user name after authentication]] -- Change the username after authentication (e.g. you want to allow login via a unique id that could change sometime (e.g. email address), but use another unmodifiable unique id as permanent identifier in Dokuwiki)