Verify users from Direção Geral do Ensino Superior
Direção Geral do Ensino Superior is a member of RCTSaai, 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 Direção Geral do Ensino Superior by having them sign in with their Direção Geral do Ensino Superior account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Portugal
- Federation
- RCTSaai
Institution details
- Organization
- Direção Geral do Ensino Superior
- Country
- Portugal
- Website
- http://www.dges.gov.pt/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.dges.gov.pt/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- RCTSaai
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
- support
- administrative
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Direção Geral do Ensino Superior?
Yes. Direção Geral do Ensino Superior participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Direção Geral do Ensino Superior account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Direção Geral do Ensino Superior support persistent identifiers?
No. Direção Geral do Ensino Superior 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 Direção Geral do Ensino Superior in?
Direção Geral do Ensino Superior is located in Portugal.
How do I verify students from Direção Geral do Ensino Superior?
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 Direção Geral do Ensino Superior. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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