Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
Verify users from Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions 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 Department for Work and Pensions by having them sign in with their Department for Work and Pensions 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
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Description
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.dwp.gov.uk/entity- 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 Department for Work and Pensions?
Yes. Department for Work and Pensions participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Department for Work and Pensions account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Department for Work and Pensions support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Department for Work and Pensions 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 Department for Work and Pensions in?
Department for Work and Pensions is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Department for Work and Pensions?
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 Department for Work and Pensions. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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