Verify users from The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo 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 The University of Tokyo by having them sign in with their The University of Tokyo 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
- The University of Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://gidp.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- u-tokyo.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 The University of Tokyo?
Yes. The University of Tokyo participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The University of Tokyo account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The University of Tokyo support persistent identifiers?
No. The University of Tokyo 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 The University of Tokyo in?
The University of Tokyo is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from The University of Tokyo?
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 The University of Tokyo. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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