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