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