Verify users from Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi 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 Åbo Akademi University by having them sign in with their Åbo Akademi 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
- Åbo Akademi
- Description
- Åbo Akademi är Finlands svenskspråkiga universitet
- Country
- Finland
- Website
- http://www.abo.fi
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.abo.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.
- administrative
- technical
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Åbo Akademi University?
Yes. Åbo Akademi University participates in HAKA, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Åbo Akademi University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Åbo Akademi University support persistent identifiers?
No. Åbo Akademi 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 Åbo Akademi University in?
Åbo Akademi University is located in Finland.
How do I verify students from Åbo Akademi 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 Åbo Akademi University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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