SURF
SURF is de ict-coöperatie van onderwijs en onderzoek in Nederland
Verify users from SURF
SURF is a member of SURFconext, 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 SURF by having them sign in with their SURF account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Netherlands
- Federation
- SURFconext
Institution details
- Organization
- SURF
- Description
- SURF is de ict-coöperatie van onderwijs en onderzoek in Nederland
- Country
- Netherlands
- Website
- https://www.surf.nl/
- SAML Entity ID
http://login.surf.nl/adfs/services/trust- Federation
- SURFconext
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 SURF?
Yes. SURF participates in SURFconext, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their SURF account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does SURF support persistent identifiers?
Yes. SURF advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is SURF in?
SURF is located in Netherlands.
How do I verify students from SURF?
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 SURF. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from SURF?
Start the demo and authenticate with SURF, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.