Verify users from Birkbeck College
Birkbeck College 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 Birkbeck College by having them sign in with their Birkbeck College 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
- Birkbeck College
- Description
- Birkbeck College
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.bbk.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.bbk.ac.uk/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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Birkbeck College?
Yes. Birkbeck College participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Birkbeck College account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Birkbeck College support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Birkbeck College 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 Birkbeck College in?
Birkbeck College is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Birkbeck College?
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 Birkbeck College. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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