Verify users from FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 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 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia by having them sign in with their FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 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
- FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
- Country
- Portugal
- Website
- http://www.fct.pt/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.fct.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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia?
Yes. FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia support persistent identifiers?
No. FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 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 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia in?
FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia is located in Portugal.
How do I verify students from FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia?
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 FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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