External Authentication
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This module provides a general way for Drupal to handle user login and registration using external services. It serves as a foundation for other modules to integrate with authentication systems like LDAP, CAS, and SAML.
Description
The ExternalAuth module provides a generic service for logging in and registering users that are authenticated against an external site or service and storing the authentication details.
It is the Modern Drupal equivalent of user_external_login_register() and related functions, as well as the authmap table in Drupal 7 core.
Target audience
This is a helper module, intended to be used by Drupal module developers, as a dependency for their own custom / contrib modules. It provides no out-of-the-box UI or functionality for site builders.