Verify users from Lingnan University
Lingnan University is a member of HKAF, 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 Lingnan University by having them sign in with their Lingnan University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Federation
- HKAF
Institution details
- Organization
- Lingnan University
- Description
- Lingnan University
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Website
- http://www.ln.edu.hk
- SAML Entity ID
https://luidp01.ln.edu.hk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- HKAF
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
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Lingnan University?
Yes. Lingnan University participates in HKAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Lingnan University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Lingnan University support persistent identifiers?
No. Lingnan 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 Lingnan University in?
Lingnan University is located in Hong Kong.
How do I verify students from Lingnan 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 Lingnan University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Lingnan University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Lingnan University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.