Verify users from NORDUnet
NORDUnet 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 NORDUnet by having them sign in with their NORDUnet 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
- NORDUnet
- Description
- NORDUnet A/S Identitetsutfärdare används av anställda och gäster vid NORDUnet
- Country
- Sweden
- Website
- http://www.nordu.net/content/nordunet-identity-provider-service-definition-and-privacy-policy.
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.nordu.net/idp/shibboleth- 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
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with NORDUnet?
Yes. NORDUnet participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their NORDUnet account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does NORDUnet support persistent identifiers?
No. NORDUnet 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 NORDUnet in?
NORDUnet is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from NORDUnet?
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 NORDUnet. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from NORDUnet?
Start the demo and authenticate with NORDUnet, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.