Verify users from University of Coimbra
University of 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 University of Coimbra by having them sign in with their University of 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
- uc.pt
- 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 University of Coimbra?
Yes. University of Coimbra participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Coimbra account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Coimbra support persistent identifiers?
No. University of 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 University of Coimbra in?
University of Coimbra is located in Portugal.
How do I verify students from University of 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 University of Coimbra. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Coimbra?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Coimbra, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.