Verify users from Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet 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 Karolinska Institutet by having them sign in with their Karolinska Institutet 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
- Karolinska Institutet
- Description
- Identity Provider för Karolinska Institutet.
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.ki.se/idp/shibboleth- 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 Karolinska Institutet?
Yes. Karolinska Institutet participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Karolinska Institutet account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Karolinska Institutet support persistent identifiers?
No. Karolinska Institutet 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 Karolinska Institutet in?
Karolinska Institutet is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Karolinska Institutet?
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 Karolinska Institutet. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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