Verify users from Högskolan i Gävle
Högskolan i Gävle 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 Högskolan i Gävle by having them sign in with their Högskolan i Gävle 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
- Högskolan i Gävle
- Description
- Identity Provider för anställda och studenter vid Högskolan i Gävle.
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp3.hig.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 Högskolan i Gävle?
Yes. Högskolan i Gävle participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Högskolan i Gävle account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Högskolan i Gävle support persistent identifiers?
No. Högskolan i Gävle 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 Högskolan i Gävle in?
Högskolan i Gävle is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Högskolan i Gävle?
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 Högskolan i Gävle. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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