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diff --git a/auth/README b/auth/README
index c054c1e99d4..a1bdff48677 100644
--- a/auth/README
+++ b/auth/README
@@ -39,5 +39,23 @@ ldap  - Uses an external LDAP server
     - if correct, user is logged in
     - optionally, info is copied from the LDAP
       database to the Moodle user database
-    
+
     (see the ldap/README for more details on config etc...)
+
+
+imap  - Uses an external IMAP server
+
+    - user logs in using username and password
+    - these are checked against an IMAP server
+    - if correct, user is logged in
+    - if the username doesn't already exist then
+      a new account is created
+
+
+db  - Uses an external database to check username/password
+    
+    - user logs in using username and password
+    - these are checked against an external database
+    - if correct, user is logged in
+    - if the username doesn't already exist then
+      a new Moodle account is created