Coleg y Cymoedd
Verify users from Coleg y Cymoedd
Coleg y Cymoedd 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 Coleg y Cymoedd by having them sign in with their Coleg y Cymoedd 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
- Coleg y Cymoedd
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.cymoedd.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibb-idp.cymoedd.ac.uk/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- cymoedd.ac.uk
- 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 Coleg y Cymoedd?
Yes. Coleg y Cymoedd participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Coleg y Cymoedd account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Coleg y Cymoedd support persistent identifiers?
No. Coleg y Cymoedd 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 Coleg y Cymoedd in?
Coleg y Cymoedd is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Coleg y Cymoedd?
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 Coleg y Cymoedd. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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