Verify users from Reykjavík University
Reykjavík University is a member of WAYF, 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 Reykjavík University by having them sign in with their Reykjavík University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Iceland
- Federation
- WAYF
Institution details
- Organization
- Reykjavík University
- Country
- Iceland
- Website
- https://en.ru.is/
- SAML Entity ID
http://fs.ru.is/adfs/services/trust- Scopes
- Federation
- WAYF
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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Reykjavík University?
Yes. Reykjavík University participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Reykjavík University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Reykjavík University support persistent identifiers?
No. Reykjavík 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 Reykjavík University in?
Reykjavík University is located in Iceland.
How do I verify students from Reykjavík 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 Reykjavík University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Reykjavík University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Reykjavík University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.