Verify users from Hólar University
Hólar University 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 Hólar University by having them sign in with their Hólar University 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
- Háskólinn á Hólum
- Description
- Hólar University
- Country
- Iceland
- Website
- https://www.holar.is/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.holar.is- Scopes
- holar.is
- 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 Hólar University?
Yes. Hólar University participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Hólar University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Hólar University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Hólar University 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 Hólar University in?
Hólar University is located in Iceland.
How do I verify students from Hólar 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 Hólar University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Hólar University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Hólar University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.