Verify users from Sciences Po Paris
Sciences Po Paris is a member of Fédération Éducation-Recherche, 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 Sciences Po Paris by having them sign in with their Sciences Po Paris account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- France
- Federation
- Fédération Éducation-Recherche
Institution details
- Organization
- Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques
- Description
- IDP FNSP
- Country
- France
- Website
- http://www.sciencespo.fr
- SAML Entity ID
https://federation.sciences-po.fr/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- Fédération Éducation-Recherche
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 Sciences Po Paris?
Yes. Sciences Po Paris participates in Fédération Éducation-Recherche, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Sciences Po Paris account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Sciences Po Paris support persistent identifiers?
No. Sciences Po Paris 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 Sciences Po Paris in?
Sciences Po Paris is located in France.
How do I verify students from Sciences Po Paris?
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 Sciences Po Paris. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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