Verify users from University of Iceland
University of Iceland 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 Iceland by having them sign in with their University of Iceland account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Iceland
- Federation
- WAYF
Institution details
- Organization
- Háskóli Íslands
- Description
- University of Iceland
- Country
- Iceland
- Website
- https://www.hi.is/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.hi.is- Scopes
- hi.is
- 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.
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Iceland?
Yes. University of Iceland participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Iceland account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Iceland support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Iceland does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is University of Iceland in?
University of Iceland is located in Iceland.
How do I verify students from University of Iceland?
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 Iceland. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Iceland?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Iceland, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.