Verify users from Anna University
Anna University is a member of INFED, 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 Anna University by having them sign in with their Anna University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- India
- Federation
- INFED
Institution details
- Organization
- Anna University
- Description
- Anna University is a state technical university in Tamil Nadu, India. The main campus is in Guindy, Chennai and the satellite campus is in Chromepet, Chennai. It was established on 4 September 1978.
- Country
- India
- Website
- https://www.annauniv.edu/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.annauniv.edu/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- INFED
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
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Anna University?
Yes. Anna University participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Anna University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Anna University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Anna University does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Anna University in?
Anna University is located in India.
How do I verify students from Anna 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 Anna University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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