University of Mons (UMONS)
Students, Teachers and Staff - University of Mons
Verify users from University of Mons (UMONS)
University of Mons (UMONS) is a member of Belnet Federation, 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 Mons (UMONS) by having them sign in with their University of Mons (UMONS) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Belgium
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Universite de Mons (UMONS)
- Description
- Students, Teachers and Staff - University of Mons
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- https://www.umons.ac.be/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.umons.ac.be/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- Belnet Federation
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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Mons (UMONS)?
Yes. University of Mons (UMONS) participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Mons (UMONS) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Mons (UMONS) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Mons (UMONS) does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is University of Mons (UMONS) in?
University of Mons (UMONS) is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from University of Mons (UMONS)?
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 Mons (UMONS). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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