Verify users from EGI Foundation
EGI Foundation is a member of SURFconext, 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 EGI Foundation by having them sign in with their EGI Foundation account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Netherlands
- Federation
- SURFconext
Institution details
- Organization
- EGI Foundation
- Description
- The employees of the EGI Foundation
- Country
- Netherlands
- Website
- https://www.egi.eu/
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.egi.eu/edugainidp/shibboleth- Scopes
- egi.eu
- Federation
- SURFconext
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.
- administrative
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with EGI Foundation?
Yes. EGI Foundation participates in SURFconext, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their EGI Foundation account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does EGI Foundation support persistent identifiers?
Yes. EGI Foundation 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 EGI Foundation in?
EGI Foundation is located in Netherlands.
How do I verify students from EGI Foundation?
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 EGI Foundation. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from EGI Foundation?
Start the demo and authenticate with EGI Foundation, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.