Verify users from Lunds universitet
Lunds universitet 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 Lunds universitet by having them sign in with their Lunds universitet 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
- Identitetshanterare för anställda och studenter vid Lunds universitet
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idpv4.lu.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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Lunds universitet?
Yes. Lunds universitet participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Lunds universitet account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Lunds universitet support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Lunds universitet 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 Lunds universitet in?
Lunds universitet is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from Lunds universitet?
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 Lunds universitet. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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