Verify users from Háskóli Íslands
Háskóli Íslands is a member of WAYF, 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 Háskóli Íslands by having them sign in with their Háskóli Íslands account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Iceland
- Federation
- WAYF
Institution details
- Organization
- Háskóli Íslands
- Description
- Háskóli Íslands
- Country
- Iceland
- Website
- https://www.hi.is/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.hi.is- Scopes
- Federation
- WAYF
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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Háskóli Íslands?
Yes. Háskóli Íslands participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Háskóli Íslands account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Háskóli Íslands support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Háskóli Íslands 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 Háskóli Íslands in?
Háskóli Íslands is located in Iceland.
How do I verify students from Háskóli Íslands?
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 Háskóli Íslands. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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