Verify users from National Institute of Informatics
National Institute of Informatics is a member of GakuNin, 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 National Institute of Informatics by having them sign in with their National Institute of Informatics account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Japan
- Federation
- GakuNin
Institution details
- Organization
- National Institute of Informatics
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.nii.ac.jp/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- nii.ac.jp
- Federation
- GakuNin
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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with National Institute of Informatics?
Yes. National Institute of Informatics participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their National Institute of Informatics account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does National Institute of Informatics support persistent identifiers?
No. National Institute of Informatics 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 National Institute of Informatics in?
National Institute of Informatics is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from National Institute of Informatics?
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 National Institute of Informatics. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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