Verify users from University of Western Macedonia
University of Western Macedonia 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 Western Macedonia by having them sign in with their University of Western Macedonia 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 Western Macedonia
- Country
- Greece
- Website
- http://www.uowm.gr/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uowm.gr/idp/shibboleth- 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 Western Macedonia?
Yes. University of Western Macedonia participates in GRNET, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Western Macedonia account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Western Macedonia support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Western Macedonia 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 Western Macedonia in?
University of Western Macedonia is located in Greece.
How do I verify students from University of Western Macedonia?
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 Western Macedonia. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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