Verify users from VIB
VIB 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 VIB by having them sign in with their VIB 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
- VIB
- Description
- Flemisch Institute for Biotech
- Country
- Belgium
- Website
- https://vib.be/en
- SAML Entity ID
https://kcsso.vib.be/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with VIB?
Yes. VIB participates in Belnet Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their VIB account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does VIB support persistent identifiers?
No. VIB 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 VIB in?
VIB is located in Belgium.
How do I verify students from VIB?
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 VIB. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from VIB?
Start the demo and authenticate with VIB, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.