What is Multi-Factor Authentication in Moodle 4.3 – A detailed look

Moodle 4.3 – the new version of the Moodle LMS has been released recently which includes a lot of exciting new features. There are many new features like New Activity Cards redesign, default site & course based activity completion settings & multi-factor authentication. In this post we will discuss about the Multi factor authentication.

The Multi factor authentication is an authentication method that requires the user to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to an online account. This type of authentication is used across online portals to increase security.

Earlier, Moodle has the option to add Multi factor authentication (MFA) by using the Moodle plugins. However, in Moodle 4.3 the authentication option is added in the core.

As a Moodle administrator, you can enable the Multi factor authentication on your Moodle site from Site administration > Plugins > Admin tools > Manage multi-factor authentication. You can also select the ‘factors’ which must satisfy in order to login.

You can also set the factors to include quite complex and flexible rules like cohorts, email, user capability etc. For more details, please refer to the official documentation here.

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