Royal Observatory of Belgium
The Royal Observatory of Belgium is a scientific research institution that also fulfills a number of public service missions
Verify users from Royal Observatory of Belgium
Royal Observatory of Belgium 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 Royal Observatory of Belgium by having them sign in with their Royal Observatory of Belgium 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
- Royal Observatory of Belgium
- Description
- The Royal Observatory of Belgium is a scientific research institution that also fulfills a number of public service missions
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- https://www.astro.oma.be/en/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.observatory.be/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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 Royal Observatory of Belgium?
Yes. Royal Observatory of Belgium participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Royal Observatory of Belgium account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Royal Observatory of Belgium support persistent identifiers?
No. Royal Observatory of Belgium 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 Royal Observatory of Belgium in?
Royal Observatory of Belgium is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from Royal Observatory of Belgium?
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 Royal Observatory of Belgium. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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