Verify users from Göteborgs Universitet
Göteborgs Universitet is a member of SWAMID, 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 Göteborgs Universitet by having them sign in with their Göteborgs Universitet account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Sweden
- Federation
- SWAMID
Institution details
- Organization
- University of Gothenburg
- Description
- Identity Provider för anställda och studenter vid Göteborgs universitet.
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp3.it.gu.se/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- SWAMID
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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Göteborgs Universitet?
Yes. Göteborgs Universitet participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Göteborgs Universitet account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Göteborgs Universitet support persistent identifiers?
No. Göteborgs Universitet 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 Göteborgs Universitet in?
Göteborgs Universitet is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Göteborgs Universitet?
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 Göteborgs Universitet. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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