Verify users from University of Florence
University of Florence is a member of IDEM, 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 Florence by having them sign in with their University of Florence account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Italy
- Federation
- IDEM
Institution details
- Organization
- Università di Firenze
- Description
- Identity provider for University of Florence users
- Country
- Italy
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.unifi.it/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- IDEM
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 University of Florence?
Yes. University of Florence participates in IDEM, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Florence account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Florence support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Florence 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 Florence in?
University of Florence is located in Italy.
How do I verify students from University of Florence?
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 Florence. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with University of Florence, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.