SAML Authentication (simpleSAMLphp required)

SAML Authentication plugin based on the simplesamlphp software.
(Also install the SAML Enrolment plugin if you want auto-enrol based on SAML)
Donations
Donations are welcome to support the development of the plugin.
Sponsors:
Mark Stewart – Moodle Administrator in New Zealand
Info of the plugin
This plugin add SAML authentication support to Moodle.
If you need auto-enrol based on SAML you need to install the  SAML Enrolment Plugin  too.
Prerequisites
Install in the same machine a simpleSAMLphp instance and configure it as a Service Provider
Install Instruction
1. Unpack this saml directory into the /auth/ directory as you would for any Moodle auth module ( http://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_contributed_modules_or_plugins ).
2. Login to Moodle as an administrator, and activate the module by navigating
Site administration->Plugins->Manage authentication->SAML Authentication
3. Let priivileges to the server user to write over the auth/saml/saml_config.php file.
Configuration
After the installation we must configure the saml plugin, so go to “Settings” if you are in
“Manage Authentication” page, or you can also go to Users > Authentication > SAML Authentication. These are the fields of this form:
simpleSAMLphp Path: it will not work unless you specify the saml library path. This refers to the library path for the simpleSAMLphp environment you want to use. For example: /var/simplesamlphp/lib