Verify users from Aalto University
Aalto University is a member of HAKA, 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 Aalto University by having them sign in with their Aalto University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Finland
- Federation
- HAKA
Institution details
- Organization
- Aalto-yliopisto
- Description
- Aalto-yliopiston opiskelijoita, tutkijoita, opetushenkilökuntaa ja työntekijöitä.
- Country
- Finland
- Website
- http://www.aalto.fi
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.aalto.fi/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- HAKA
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.
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Aalto University?
Yes. Aalto University participates in HAKA, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Aalto University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Aalto University support persistent identifiers?
No. Aalto University 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 Aalto University in?
Aalto University is located in Finland.
How do I verify students from Aalto University?
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 Aalto University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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