Verify users from Waseda University
Waseda University is a member of GakuNin, 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 Waseda University by having them sign in with their Waseda University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Japan
- Federation
- GakuNin
Institution details
- Organization
- Waseda University
- Country
- Japan
- SAML Entity ID
https://iaidp.ia.waseda.jp/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- waseda.jp
- Federation
- GakuNin
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 Waseda University?
Yes. Waseda University participates in GakuNin, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Waseda University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Waseda University support persistent identifiers?
No. Waseda University 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 Waseda University in?
Waseda University is located in Japan.
How do I verify students from Waseda University?
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 Waseda University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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