Verify users from HEC6
HEC6 is a member of PKIFED, 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 HEC6 by having them sign in with their HEC6 account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Pakistan
- Federation
- PKIFED
Institution details
- Organization
- HEC6
- Description
- HEC6
- Country
- Pakistan
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp6.hec.gov.pk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- PKIFED
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.
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with HEC6?
Yes. HEC6 participates in PKIFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their HEC6 account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does HEC6 support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. HEC6 does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is HEC6 in?
HEC6 is located in Pakistan.
How do I verify students from HEC6?
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 HEC6. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from HEC6?
Start the demo and authenticate with HEC6, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.