Verify users from Okinawa University
Okinawa University 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 Okinawa University by having them sign in with their Okinawa University 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
- Okinawa University
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://vairocana.okinawa-u.ac.jp/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- okinawa-u.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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Okinawa University?
Yes. Okinawa University participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Okinawa University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Okinawa University support persistent identifiers?
No. Okinawa 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 Okinawa University in?
Okinawa University is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from Okinawa 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 Okinawa University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Okinawa University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.