imec
imec R and D, nano electronics and digital technologies
Verify users from imec
imec 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 imec by having them sign in with their imec 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
- imec
- Description
- imec R and D, nano electronics and digital technologies
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- https://www.imec.be
- SAML Entity ID
https://sts.windows.net/a72d5a72-25ee-40f0-9bd1-067cb5b770d4/- 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 imec?
Yes. imec participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their imec account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does imec support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. imec 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 imec in?
imec is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from imec?
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 imec. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from imec?
Start the demo and authenticate with imec, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.