Verify users from HKU SPACE
HKU SPACE is a member of HKAF, 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 HKU SPACE by having them sign in with their HKU SPACE account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Federation
- HKAF
Institution details
- Organization
- HKU SPACE
- Description
- HKU SPACE Environment
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Website
- https://hkuspace.hku.hk
- SAML Entity ID
https://sts.windows.net/03edabb0-8a31-453e-a507-fdd0287b118d/- Federation
- HKAF
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 HKU SPACE?
Yes. HKU SPACE participates in HKAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their HKU SPACE account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does HKU SPACE support persistent identifiers?
No. HKU SPACE 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 HKU SPACE in?
HKU SPACE is located in Hong Kong.
How do I verify students from HKU SPACE?
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 HKU SPACE. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from HKU SPACE?
Start the demo and authenticate with HKU SPACE, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.