diff --git a/admin/auth_config.php b/admin/auth_config.php
index 6848e7c..f7f7193 100644
--- a/admin/auth_config.php
+++ b/admin/auth_config.php
@@ -51,15 +51,9 @@ if ($frm = data_submitted() and confirm_sesskey()) {
 $user_fields = array("firstname", "lastname", "email", "phone1", "phone2", "department", "address", "city", "country", "description", "idnumber", "lang");
 
 /// Get the auth title (from core or own auth lang files)
-    $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth");
-    if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$auth}title]]") {
-        $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth_{$auth}");
-    }
+    $authtitle = $authplugin->get_title();
 /// Get the auth descriptions (from core or own auth lang files)
-    $authdescription = get_string("auth_{$auth}description", "auth");
-    if ($authdescription == "[[auth_{$auth}description]]") {
-        $authdescription = get_string("auth_{$auth}description", "auth_{$auth}");
-    }
+    $authdescription = $authplugin->get_description();
 
 // output configuration form
 admin_externalpage_print_header();
diff --git a/lib/adminlib.php b/lib/adminlib.php
index bc4332f..0f07632 100644
--- a/lib/adminlib.php
+++ b/lib/adminlib.php
@@ -3480,10 +3480,7 @@ class admin_setting_special_registerauth extends admin_setting_configselect {
                 continue;
             }
             // Get the auth title (from core or own auth lang files)
-            $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth");
-            if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$auth}title]]") {
-                $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth_{$auth}");
-            }
+            $authtitle = $authplugin->get_title();
             $this->choices[$auth] = $authtitle;
         }
         return true;
@@ -3603,10 +3600,8 @@ class admin_setting_manageauths extends admin_setting {
             if (strpos($auth, $query) !== false) {
                 return true;
             }
-            $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth");
-            if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$auth}title]]") {
-                $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth_{$auth}");
-            }
+            $authplugin = get_auth_plugin($auth);
+            $authtitle = $authplugin->get_title();
             if (strpos($textlib->strtolower($authtitle), $query) !== false) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -3639,10 +3634,7 @@ class admin_setting_manageauths extends admin_setting {
         foreach ($authsenabled as $auth) {
             $authplugin = get_auth_plugin($auth);
         /// Get the auth title (from core or own auth lang files)
-            $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth");
-            if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$auth}title]]") {
-                $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth_{$auth}");
-            }
+            $authtitle = $authplugin->get_title();
         /// Apply titles
             $displayauths[$auth] = $authtitle;
             if ($authplugin->can_signup()) {
@@ -3656,10 +3648,7 @@ class admin_setting_manageauths extends admin_setting {
             }
             $authplugin = get_auth_plugin($auth);
         /// Get the auth title (from core or own auth lang files)
-            $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth");
-            if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$auth}title]]") {
-                $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$auth}title", "auth_{$auth}");
-            }
+            $authtitle = $authplugin->get_title();
         /// Apply titles
             $displayauths[$auth] = $authtitle;
             if ($authplugin->can_signup()) {
diff --git a/lib/authlib.php b/lib/authlib.php
index ca94238..242d2cd 100644
--- a/lib/authlib.php
+++ b/lib/authlib.php
@@ -320,6 +320,28 @@ class auth_plugin_base {
 
         //override if needed
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the properly translated human-friendly title of this auth plugin
+     */
+    function get_title() {
+        $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$this->authtype}title", "auth");
+        if ($authtitle == "[[auth_{$this->authtype}title]]") {
+            $authtitle = get_string("auth_{$this->authtype}title", "auth_{$this->authtype}");
+        }
+        return $authtitle;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  Get the auth description (from core or own auth lang files)
+     */
+    function get_description() {
+        $authdescription = get_string("auth_{$this->authtype}description", "auth");
+        if ($authdescription == "[[auth_{$this->authtype}description]]") {
+            $authdescription = get_string("auth_{$this->authtype}description", "auth_{$this->authtype}");
+        }
+        return $authdescription;
+    }
 }
 
 ?>