Verify users from University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen is a member of WAYF, 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 Copenhagen by having them sign in with their University of Copenhagen account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Denmark
- Federation
- WAYF
Institution details
- Organization
- Københavns Universitet
- Country
- Denmark
- Website
- https://www.ku.dk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://id.ku.dk/nidp/saml2/metadata- Scopes
- ku.dkalumni.ku.dk
- Federation
- WAYF
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.
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Copenhagen?
Yes. University of Copenhagen participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Copenhagen account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Copenhagen support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen in?
University of Copenhagen is located in Denmark.
How do I verify students from University of Copenhagen?
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 Copenhagen. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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