UPC - Serviços da Presidência

PortugalRCTSaaiTransient identifiers
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Verify users from UPC - Serviços da Presidência

UPC - Serviços da Presidência 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 UPC - Serviços da Presidência by having them sign in with their UPC - Serviços da Presidência 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
UPC - Serviços da Presidência
Country
Portugal
SAML Entity ID
https://idprov.ipc.pt/idp/shibboleth
Scopes
Federation
RCTSaai

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
nameIdentifiertransient
Entity categories
Code of ConductR&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
Not advertised

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I verify that someone is affiliated with UPC - Serviços da Presidência?

Yes. UPC - Serviços da Presidência participates in RCTSaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their UPC - Serviços da Presidência account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Does UPC - Serviços da Presidência support persistent identifiers?

No. UPC - Serviços da Presidência 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 UPC - Serviços da Presidência in?

UPC - Serviços da Presidência is located in Portugal.

How do I verify students from UPC - Serviços da Presidência?

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 UPC - Serviços da Presidência. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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