Verify users from Lund University
Lund 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 Lund University by having them sign in with their Lund 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
- Lunds universitet
- Description
- Identity provider for employees and students at Lund University)
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idpv4.lu.se/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- lu.selth.se
- 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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Lund University?
Yes. Lund University participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Lund University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Lund University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Lund 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 Lund University in?
Lund University is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Lund 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 Lund University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Lund University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Lund University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.