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