Verify users from Háskólinn á Bifröst
Háskólinn á Bifröst 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 Háskólinn á Bifröst by having them sign in with their Háskólinn á Bifröst 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
- Bifröst University
- Country
- Iceland
- SAML Entity ID
https://sts.windows.net/1eea07bf-fd1d-40e2-a2de-186523e5939b/- 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
- administrative
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Háskólinn á Bifröst?
Yes. Háskólinn á Bifröst participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Háskólinn á Bifröst account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Háskólinn á Bifröst support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Háskólinn á Bifröst 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 Háskólinn á Bifröst in?
Háskólinn á Bifröst is located in Iceland.
How do I verify students from Háskólinn á Bifröst?
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 Háskólinn á Bifröst. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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