Verify users from swissuniversities
swissuniversities is a member of SWITCHaai, 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 swissuniversities by having them sign in with their swissuniversities account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Switzerland
- Federation
- SWITCHaai
Institution details
- Organization
- swissuniversities
- Description
- Gemeinsames hochschulpolitisches Organ
- Country
- Switzerland
- SAML Entity ID
https://aai-login.swissuniversities.ch/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- SWITCHaai
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
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with swissuniversities?
Yes. swissuniversities participates in SWITCHaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their swissuniversities account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does swissuniversities support persistent identifiers?
Yes. swissuniversities 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 swissuniversities in?
swissuniversities is located in Switzerland.
How do I verify students from swissuniversities?
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 swissuniversities. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from swissuniversities?
Start the demo and authenticate with swissuniversities, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.