Verify users from Karlstad University
Karlstad University 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 Karlstad University by having them sign in with their Karlstad University 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
- Karlstad University
- Description
- Identity Provider for Karlstad University
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://weblogin.kau.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 Karlstad University?
Yes. Karlstad University participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Karlstad University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Karlstad University support persistent identifiers?
No. Karlstad 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 Karlstad University in?
Karlstad University is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Karlstad 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 Karlstad University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Karlstad University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Karlstad University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.