Verify users from University of Crete
University of Crete is a member of GRNET, 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 Crete by having them sign in with their University of Crete account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Greece
- Federation
- GRNET
Institution details
- Organization
- University of Crete
- Country
- Greece
- Website
- http://www.uoc.gr/
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.uoc.gr/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- uoc.grucnet.uoc.grrector.uoc.gradmin.uoc.grcc.uoc.grcsd.uoc.grmath.uoc.grtem.uoc.grphysics.uoc.gredu.physics.uoc.grchemistry.uoc.gredu.chemistry.uoc.grbiology.uoc.gredu.biology.uoc.grmed.uoc.gredu.med.uoc.grmaterials.uoc.gredu.materials.uoc.grfks.uoc.grphilology.uoc.gria.uoc.gredc.uoc.grpol.soc.uoc.grecon.soc.uoc.grsocial.soc.uoc.grpsy.soc.uoc.gr
- Federation
- GRNET
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 University of Crete?
Yes. University of Crete participates in GRNET, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Crete account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Crete support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Crete 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 Crete in?
University of Crete is located in Greece.
How do I verify students from University of Crete?
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 Crete. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Crete?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Crete, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.