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