Moodle Authentication via Google Apps

POP3 Method (under construction )

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Targets

Advantage

Requirement

Step-by-Step configuration

Use case: from Apps to Moodle

Screenshots

Sources

Targets

1. Get users (students) authenticated on Moodle via their University email addresses;

2. Create bulk users on Moodle with pop3 authentication via .csv upload;

Advantage

Avoid several username/password on different Moodle platforms;

nb: This is not a SSO solution

Requirement

POP 3 must be enabled for each users on Apps;

Step-by-Step configuration

Login as System Administrator on Moodle (tested on Moodle 2.5)

1. POP 3 server:

1. Go to: Site administration / Plugins / Manage authentication

2. Enable POP3 server (installed by default on Moodle) with the settings:

Host: 173.194.70.108; 173.194.70.109; 173.194.66.108 (*)

Type: pop3cert

Port: 995

(*) nslookup pop.gmail.com

2. Bulk Upload of users:

1. Site administration / Users / Upload users

2. File format: .csv (details here)

ex:

Line 1: username,firstname,lastname,email,course1,auth,role1

Line 2: mandi.nanga@domain,Mandi,Nanga,mandi.nanga@domain,id_cohorte,pop3,students

Line 3: … , … , … , … , …

nb:

Required fields: username, firstname, lastname, email

Use case: from Apps to Moodle

• Step 1: From Apps control panel (Users Menu), download users as CSV

Edit the .csv file and add other fields (course1,auth,role1...); auth should be pop3

• Step 2: Upload the file on Moodle

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Screenshots

Sources

Moodle Authentication via POP3

https://docs.moodle.org/27/en/POP3_server_authentication

and

Enable POP 3 on Google Apps

https://support.google.com/a/answer/105694?hl=en