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