Verify users from Hogent
Hogent is a member of Belnet Federation, 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 Hogent by having them sign in with their Hogent account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Belgium
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Hogeschool Gent
- Description
- Hogeschool Gent
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- http://www.hogent.be/
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.hogent.be/idp- Scopes
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Hogent?
Yes. Hogent participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Hogent account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Hogent support persistent identifiers?
No. Hogent 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 Hogent in?
Hogent is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from Hogent?
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 Hogent. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Hogent?
Start the demo and authenticate with Hogent, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.