Verify users from Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Barcelona Supercomputing Center is a member of SIR, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Barcelona Supercomputing Center by having them sign in with their Barcelona Supercomputing Center account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Spain
- Federation
- SIR
Institution details
- Organization
- Centro Nacional de Supercomputación
- Description
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center
- Country
- Spain
- Website
- https://www.bsc.es/es
- SAML Entity ID
https://www.rediris.es/sir/bscidp- Scopes
- Federation
- SIR
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Barcelona Supercomputing Center?
Yes. Barcelona Supercomputing Center participates in SIR, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Barcelona Supercomputing Center account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Barcelona Supercomputing Center support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Barcelona Supercomputing Center advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is Barcelona Supercomputing Center in?
Barcelona Supercomputing Center is located in Spain.
How do I verify students from Barcelona Supercomputing Center?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Barcelona Supercomputing Center. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Barcelona Supercomputing Center?
Start the demo and authenticate with Barcelona Supercomputing Center, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.