Title: check-eid-login, check if eID login was used to login
Author: olfdb
Published: <strong>September 7, 2022</strong>
Last modified: September 7, 2022

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# check-eid-login, check if eID login was used to login

 By [olfdb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olfdb/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/check-eid-login.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/check-eid-login/)

## Description

This simple and light weight plugin checks if eID-Login is active and ensures that
users with roles for writing and editing posts require to use
 the eID login.

### Why you should we require eID login?

eID enables you to have a unique identifier for users allowed to add and change 
content of your site.

### REQUIRED SEPARATE MODULE

In order to use this plugin you need to install eID_login

 * [eID-Login – The eID-Login plugin allows to use the German eID-card and similar electronic identity documents for secure and privacy-friendly login to WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/eidlogin/)

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/plugin-name` directory, or 
    install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress

## FAQ

### Is the admin role forced to use eID-Login?

No. The admin user can use username password authentication as well.

### How do I handle a new user with role editor, author, contributor?

Create the user and assign subscriber roll only. Let the user assign an eid to her
account.
 Assign the new user role. Now the user must use eID.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“check-eid-login, check if eID login was used to login” is open source software.
The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ olfdb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olfdb/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/check-eid-login/), 
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/check-eid-login/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Plugin release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.0.11**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/)
 * Tags
 * [eID](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/eid/)[login](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/check-eid-login/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ olfdb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/olfdb/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/check-eid-login/)