Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Verify users from Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a member of ACOnet Identity 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 Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) by having them sign in with their Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Austria
- Federation
- ACOnet Identity Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
- Country
- Austria
- Website
- https://ista.ac.at/de/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.ista.ac.at/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- ACOnet Identity 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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)?
Yes. Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) participates in ACOnet Identity Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) support persistent identifiers?
No. Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) 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 Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) in?
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is located in Austria.
How do I verify students from Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)?
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 Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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