Coursera¶

Coursera uses a variant of OAuth2 authentication. The details of the API can be found at OAuth2-based APIs - Coursera Technology.

Take the following steps in order to use the backend:

1. Create an account at Coursera.

2. Open Developer Console, create an organisation and application.

3. Set Client ID as a SOCIAL_AUTH_COURSERA_KEY and Secret Key as a SOCIAL_AUTH_COURSERA_SECRET in your local settings.

4. Add the backend to AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS setting:

   AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
       ...
       'social_core.backends.coursera.CourseraOAuth2',
       ...
   )