Verify users from Universidade de Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra 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 Universidade de Coimbra by having them sign in with their Universidade de Coimbra 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
- Universidade de Coimbra
- Country
- Portugal
- Website
- http://www.uc.pt
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uc.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.
- administrative
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Universidade de Coimbra?
Yes. Universidade de Coimbra participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universidade de Coimbra account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universidade de Coimbra support persistent identifiers?
No. Universidade de Coimbra 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 Universidade de Coimbra in?
Universidade de Coimbra is located in Portugal.
How do I verify students from Universidade de Coimbra?
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 Universidade de Coimbra. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Universidade de Coimbra, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.