DEPRECATED!

Please note that this extension is deprecated in favor or the extension developed and discussed on the WikiMedia Phabricator instance: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T110292

Remote Auth MediaWiki extension

Integrate MediaWiki with third-party authentication services using the REMOTE_USER environment variable.

Requirements

• MediaWiki >= 1.27.0

Installation

1. Run composer inside your MediaWiki extensions directory:

   $ composer require tentwentyfour/remoteauth-ng
   

2. Add the following lines at the end of your LocalSettings.php:

   wfloadExtension( 'RemoteauthNg' );
   // enable/disable auto user creation
   $wgRemoteAuthNgAutoCreateUser = false;
   // force remote user
   $wgRemoteAuthNgForceRemoteUser = true;
   

3. Sit back and let the magic sink in. 😎