Verify users from 京都大学
京都大学 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 京都大学 by having them sign in with their 京都大学 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
- Kyoto University
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://authidp1.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/idp/shibboleth- 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 京都大学?
Yes. 京都大学 participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their 京都大学 account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does 京都大学 support persistent identifiers?
No. 京都大学 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 京都大学 in?
京都大学 is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from 京都大学?
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 京都大学. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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