Verify users from Kumaun University
Kumaun University is a member of INFED, 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 Kumaun University by having them sign in with their Kumaun University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- India
- Federation
- INFED
Institution details
- Organization
- Kumaun University
- Description
- Kumaun University is a state university headquartered in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. In 2017, it hosted the first Kautik Student Film Festival.
- Country
- India
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.kunainital.ac.in/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- INFED
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
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Kumaun University?
Yes. Kumaun University participates in INFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Kumaun University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Kumaun University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Kumaun University does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Kumaun University in?
Kumaun University is located in India.
How do I verify students from Kumaun 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 Kumaun University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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