Verify users from Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
Instituto Politécnico da Guarda is a member of RCTSaai, 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 Instituto Politécnico da Guarda by having them sign in with their Instituto Politécnico da Guarda account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Portugal
- Federation
- RCTSaai
Institution details
- Organization
- Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
- Country
- Portugal
- Website
- http://www.ipg.pt/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.ipg.pt/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- RCTSaai
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Instituto Politécnico da Guarda?
Yes. Instituto Politécnico da Guarda participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Instituto Politécnico da Guarda account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Instituto Politécnico da Guarda support persistent identifiers?
No. Instituto Politécnico da Guarda 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 Instituto Politécnico da Guarda in?
Instituto Politécnico da Guarda is located in Portugal.
How do I verify students from Instituto Politécnico da Guarda?
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 Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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