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