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