Verify users from Hirosaki University
Hirosaki University is a member of GakuNin, 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 Hirosaki University by having them sign in with their Hirosaki University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Japan
- Federation
- GakuNin
Institution details
- Organization
- Hirosaki University
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp01.gn.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- hirosaki-u.ac.jp
- Federation
- GakuNin
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Hirosaki University?
Yes. Hirosaki University participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Hirosaki University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Hirosaki University support persistent identifiers?
No. Hirosaki 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 Hirosaki University in?
Hirosaki University is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from Hirosaki 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 Hirosaki University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Hirosaki University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.