Identity providers

An identity provider (IdP) is a service that verifies online identities for third-party applications. Google is a familiar example - many websites let you log in with your Google account because Google is the IdP that vouches for who you are. Universities and large companies often run their own IdP services for the same reason.

Nuvolos integrates with three categories of identity provider:

• Nuvolos - an IdP managed by Nuvolos itself, for users without an institutional or Google identity.

• Google - for users with a Google account.

• Institutional IdPs in the eduGAIN network - for users at participating universities and research institutions.

When you sign up to Nuvolos, you identify yourself via one of these IdPs. For any subsequent login, you must use the same IdP to access your Nuvolos account - this is what makes the binding between you and your account stable. If you change institution or want to change IdP, contact Nuvolos support; this is not something you can self-service, because the IdP binding is the foundation of your identity on the platform.