Verify users from UNAM
UNAM is a member of FENIX, 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 UNAM by having them sign in with their UNAM account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Mexico
- Federation
- FENIX
Institution details
- Organization
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- Description
- UNAM
- Country
- Mexico
- Website
- https://www.unam.mx
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.unam.mx- Federation
- FENIX
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 UNAM?
Yes. UNAM participates in FENIX, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their UNAM account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does UNAM support persistent identifiers?
No. UNAM 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 UNAM in?
UNAM is located in Mexico.
How do I verify students from UNAM?
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 UNAM. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from UNAM?
Start the demo and authenticate with UNAM, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.