Verify users from HEAL-Link
HEAL-Link is a member of GRNET, 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 HEAL-Link by having them sign in with their HEAL-Link account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Greece
- Federation
- GRNET
Institution details
- Organization
- HEAL-Link
- Description
- Ο HEAL-Link παρέχει πρόσβαση σε πλήρες κείμενο ηλεκτρονικών πηγών (ηλεκτρονικά περιοδικά, ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία και βιβλιογραφικές βάσεις δεδομένων) στα ελληνικά πανεπιστήμια, ερευνητικά ιδρύματα και στους χρήστες τους.
- Country
- Greece
- SAML Entity ID
https://aai.heal-link.gr/proxy/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Federation
- GRNET
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
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with HEAL-Link?
Yes. HEAL-Link participates in GRNET, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their HEAL-Link account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does HEAL-Link support persistent identifiers?
No. HEAL-Link 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 HEAL-Link in?
HEAL-Link is located in Greece.
How do I verify students from HEAL-Link?
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 HEAL-Link. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from HEAL-Link?
Start the demo and authenticate with HEAL-Link, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.