VuFind offers several options for allowing users to log in and out of the system.

By default, VuFind will manage its own database of user accounts. This configuration can be changed to use a variety of external systems.

Currently, VuFind supports the following options in the [Authentication] section of config.ini.

Basic Options:

• CAS - Use the Central Authentication Service
• Database - Use VuFind's built-in user database
• ILS - Use your integrated library system, through the ILS driver.
• LDAP - Use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
• Shibboleth - Use Shibboleth single sign-on
• SIP2 - Use the SIP2 “Standard Interchange Protocol”

Advanced Options:

• ChoiceAuth - Allow the user to choose between several of the Basic Options.
• MultiAuth - Attempt a serial chain of Basic Options without providing user choice (not all options supported).
• MultiILS - Attempt a serial chain of ILS authentication configurations (for use in a consortial environment).

It is always worth checking config.ini for additional options, in case more have been added since the last update to this document.