Cardiff University
Verify users from Cardiff University
Cardiff 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 University by having them sign in with their Cardiff 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
- Organization
- Cardiff University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.cardiff.ac.uk/shibboleth- Scopes
- 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 Cardiff University?
Yes. Cardiff University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Cardiff University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Cardiff University support persistent identifiers?
No. Cardiff 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 Cardiff University in?
Cardiff University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Cardiff 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 University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Cardiff University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Cardiff University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.