Feide

Feide (short for Felles Elektronisk IDEntitet) is Norway’s national solution for secure login and data sharing in education and research.

A large number of the digital learning resources and services used in Norwegian education use Feide as their login solution.

With a Feide account, pupils, students, researchers, and teachers use the same username and password to log in to all services that support Feide with Single Sign-On.

Feide accounts are created and managed by the organization the user belongs to (e.g., NTNU or Oslo Municipality), and user information is administered and stored locally by the organization.

If a password needs to be changed, this is not done separately for each service the user accesses, but once by the organization.

Feide website: https://www.feide.no

Feide Incident page: https://www.feide.no/driftsmeldinger

Feide login through Visma Connect IdP

Visma Connect IdP is integrated with Feide, making it possible for users to access Visma products using their existing Feide account.

This means that:

• Users do not need to create a separate Visma account when their organization already provides them with a Feide account.

• Single Sign-On (SSO) is supported, so once logged in with Feide, the user can seamlessly access Visma services without re-entering credentials.

• User authentication and password management remain under the responsibility of the home organization (e.g., a university, municipality, or school). Visma never stores or manages Feide credentials.

Login flow

1. The user chooses Feide as the login method in a Visma product.

2. The request is redirected to Visma Connect IdP, which acts as an intermediary identity provider.

3. Visma Connect IdP forwards the login request to Feide IdP.

4. The user signs in with their Feide account credentials.

5. Feide verifies the user’s identity and passes the authentication response back to Visma Connect IdP.

6. The user is logged in to the Visma product.

title Feide login through Visma Connect IdP

User->Visma Product: 1. Select "Login with Feide"
Visma Product->Visma Connect IdP: 2. Redirect to Connect IdP
Visma Connect IdP->Feide IdP: 3. Forward login request
Feide IdP->User: 4. Prompt for Feide credentials
User->Feide IdP: Enter username & password
Feide IdP->Visma Connect IdP: 5. Authentication response
Visma Connect IdP->Visma Product: 6. Pass authentication response
Visma Product->User: 7. User is logged in

Benefits of using Feide login with Visma

• Fewer passwords: Users rely on their Feide account for login.

• Security: Authentication is handled by Feide, which follows strict national standards for secure identity management.

• Seamless access: Teachers, students, and administrators can move between Feide-enabled services and Visma products without repeated logins.

• Trust and compliance: Organizations can ensure that access is controlled based on the identity information provided by Feide.