External Authentication and Drupal 11
The latest stable release, 2.0.13, declares a core version requirement of ^10.1 || ^11, which covers Drupal 11.
Provides a generic service for logging in and registering users that are authenticated against an external site or service and storing the authentication details.
Key facts
- Project
- externalauth
- Latest stable with Drupal 11 support
- 2.0.13 (12 Aug 2026)
- Core version requirement
- ^10.1 || ^11
- Maintenance status
- Actively maintained
- Reported installs
- 108,588
- Last synced from drupal.org
- 21 Sept 2026
Every field above comes from the drupal.org API. The Drupal 11 status is derived from the core version requirement across this project's releases.
Source: drupal.org/project/externalauth
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