Verify users from CNES
CNES 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 CNES by having them sign in with their CNES 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
- CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales
- Description
- Utilisateurs du SI Entreprise CNES
- Country
- France
- Website
- https://www.cnes.fr
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.cnes.fr- 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 CNES?
Yes. CNES participates in Fédération Éducation-Recherche, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their CNES account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does CNES support persistent identifiers?
No. CNES 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 CNES in?
CNES is located in France.
How do I verify students from CNES?
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 CNES. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from CNES?
Start the demo and authenticate with CNES, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.