Upgrade your student KI ID to a higher authentication assurance level
As of 15 December 2024 all students (with a KI ID) must upgrade the student account to a higher authentication assurance level for continued access to Ladok. This also makes it possible to set a new password for the student account via the ID Portal.
Ladok, the national study administration support system, is implementing changes to its identity and authorisation management. This will require users to have a higher so-called identity assurance level, AL2.
Easy upgrade in KI:s ID portal
You can quickly and easily upgrade your student KI ID by logging in to the ID portal. You confirm your identity using BankID, Mobile BankID, Freja eID or eduID and your login details to your student account.
A step-by-step guide can be found here.
If you do not have BankID, Mobile BankID, Freja eID or eduID you need to contact Student IT to perform a manual identification check. Please be sure to be ready to show identification such as passport, Swedish ID card or Swedish driving license.
Why do I need to do this?
If you do not upgrade your authentication assurance level, you will not be able to log in to Ladok after 15 December 2024. If you are unable to log in to Ladok, you will not be able to access your results, register for courses or register for an examination.
Important!
- Once you have upgraded your assurance level, it might take about 24 h until you can log in to Ladok again. Worth considering if, for example, you are going to register for an examination via Ladok.
- A student account can lose its assurance level (AL2). This happens if you have forgotten your password and contact Student IT to have a password sent remotely. You then need to upgrade your assurance level again via the ID Portal. If you change your password yourself via KI´s ID Portal, the assurance level is not affected.
- Have you missed the deadline to upgrade your account? Then you will not be able to log in to Ladok without identifing yourself first. To regain access, you need to log in to the ID Portal and upgrade your assurance level.
How do I know if my KI ID is upgraded?
Log in to the ID Portal with your e-identification. If your KI ID is upgraded, you will see:
Background: Swamid
Karolinska Institutet is part of SWAMID (Swedish Academic Identity Federation) and therefore needs to follow the rules that exist regarding how the digital identities of higher education institutions are managed.
One of the rules is the assuance level of accounts, i.e. how sure we are about who holds a student account.
As a member of SWAMID, KI can use quality-assured and secure login for researchers, teachers and students in various services - both in and outside Sweden.
SWAMID has different identity assurance levels for its users, where the basic level is called AL1. Today, the majority of KI's user accounts are at the AL1 level, but the higher assurance level AL2 may be required for access to more services in the future.