Verify users from University of Gävle
University of Gävle 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 Gävle by having them sign in with their University of Gävle 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 Gävle
- Description
- The University of Gävle Identity Provider is used by employees and students at the university.
- Country
- Sweden
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp3.hig.se/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- hig.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 Gävle?
Yes. University of Gävle participates in SWAMID, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Gävle account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Gävle support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Gävle 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 Gävle in?
University of Gävle is located in Sweden.
How do I verify students from University of Gävle?
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 Gävle. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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