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Alternative Student Accounts
If the installation of the Open eClass platform you use supports users’ authentication through LDAP, IMAP, POP3, External MySQL, CAS or Shibboleth then the “Student Registration” link leads to a choice of alternative registration means.
Student Registration through LDAP account
If you have an account in your Institute LDAP Directory Service then click on “New Account (using an LDAP account)”. More analytically:
- Fill in the email and password you have in the LDAP Service. In that way, you will have access to the Open eClass platform using your email address and the already existing password.
- Select the LDAP Server of your Institute,
- Choose the School or Faculty you belong to from the list
- Click on the “Registration” button
If the information you have inserted is correct, the platform will ask you to confirm the specific action. Click on the “Add” button
In any case, you will receive an email message confirming your registration and clearly stating that user authentication through LDAP Service has been exploited for access to the Open eClass platform.
Student Registration through IMAP, POP3 Authentication
If you have a POP3 or IMAP email account, you can register through that account. Fill in the application form with the username and password you use in the database and then click on the “Registration” button.
Student Registration through External Database (MySQL)
If you have an account in an external MySQL database, you can register to the platform through that account, too. Fill in the application form with the username and password you use in the database and then click on the “Registration” button.
Student registration through Central Authentication Service (CAS or Shibboleth)
If you have an account in a central authentication service for accessing various resources or services and platform administrator has configured Open eClass for authentication through it, then you can use it. Just click in “Authentication via CAS” (or “Authentication via Shibboleth”) and you will be redirected in the login form of Central Authenticated Service. If your login is successful then you will be redirected back to the Open eClass platform logged in.