Identity Federation (UNIFICAT)

We make life easier for the user by allowing access to the institution's cloud services with a single authentication. Safe and fast!

UNIFICAT: a single easy and secure connection to services

Do you want to sign in to the cloud services used by an institution? With UNIFICAT you no longer need a different authentication system for each service, instead, with a single username and password you can access a wide range of services.

UNIFICAT is the identity federation service for the university and research community of Catalonia. It provides a relationship of trust between all participating organizations to exchange information about the digital identity of their users securely, always preserving the integrity and confidentiality of the information.

Institution services and cloud services are easily integrated. Authentication, authorization, group management, and privacy and security agreements are organized centrally. Service Providers (SP) and Identity Providers (IdP) interconnect with each other through a central component (hub) that is operated by the CSUC.

A single digital identity so that students, researchers and teachers have immediate access to the services that the institution makes available to them!

What are the benefits of UNIFICAT?

• It facilitates access to various services of the institution with a single digital identity. A single connection to a variety of providers.
• It facilitates online collaboration within the university and research system thanks to federated authentication (secure access) and a standard data interface for the exchange of personal and group information with cloud services.
• It guarantees the security, integrity and confidentiality of the single identity.
• It integrates with other identity federations (SIR2).

We innovate in research and education following international referents

UNIFICAT follows international models such as eduGAIN, which interconnects identity federations around the world, or REFEDS, which gathers the needs of research identity federations and the academic world worldwide.