Verify users from University of Borås
University of Borås is a member of SWAMID, 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 University of Borås by having them sign in with their University of Borås account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Sweden
- Federation
- SWAMID
Institution details
- Organization
- Högskolan i Borås
- Description
- Identity Provider for employees and students at Borås University.
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.hb.se/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- hb.se
- Federation
- SWAMID
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 University of Borås?
Yes. University of Borås participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Borås account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Borås support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Borås 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 University of Borås in?
University of Borås is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from University of Borås?
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 University of Borås. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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