Verify users from CINES
CINES is a member of Fédération Éducation-Recherche, 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 CINES by having them sign in with their CINES account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- France
- Federation
- Fédération Éducation-Recherche
Institution details
- Organization
- CINES
- Description
- CINES IDP
- Country
- France
- Website
- http://www.cines.fr
- SAML Entity ID
https://karma.cines.fr/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- Fédération Éducation-Recherche
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 CINES?
Yes. CINES participates in Fédération Éducation-Recherche, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their CINES account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does CINES support persistent identifiers?
No. CINES only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is CINES in?
CINES is located in France.
How do I verify students from CINES?
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 CINES. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from CINES?
Start the demo and authenticate with CINES, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.