Verify users from University of Oulu
University of Oulu is a member of HAKA, 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 Oulu by having them sign in with their University of Oulu account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Finland
- Federation
- HAKA
Institution details
- Organization
- Oulun yliopisto
- Country
- Finland
- Website
- http://www.oulu.fi/yliopisto
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.oulu.fi/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- HAKA
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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Oulu?
Yes. University of Oulu participates in HAKA, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Oulu account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Oulu support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Oulu 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 Oulu in?
University of Oulu is located in Finland.
How do I verify students from University of Oulu?
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 Oulu. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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