Verify users from ACS Schools
ACS Schools is a member of UK federation, 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 ACS Schools by having them sign in with their ACS Schools account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- UK federation
Institution details
- Organization
- ACS Schools
- Description
- ACS Schools
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.acs-schools.com/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.acs-schools.com/openathens- Federation
- UK federation
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.
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with ACS Schools?
Yes. ACS Schools participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their ACS Schools account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does ACS Schools support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. ACS Schools 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 ACS Schools in?
ACS Schools is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from ACS Schools?
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 ACS Schools. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from ACS Schools?
Start the demo and authenticate with ACS Schools, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.