Verify users from KAGRA
KAGRA 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 KAGRA by having them sign in with their KAGRA 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
- KAGRA
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibbi.pki.itc.u-tokyo.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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with KAGRA?
Yes. KAGRA participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their KAGRA account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does KAGRA support persistent identifiers?
No. KAGRA 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 KAGRA in?
KAGRA is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from KAGRA?
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 KAGRA. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from KAGRA?
Start the demo and authenticate with KAGRA, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.