Verify users from Falmouth University
Falmouth 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 Falmouth University by having them sign in with their Falmouth 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
- Falmouth University
- Description
- Falmouth University & FXPlus IdP
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.falmouth.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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Falmouth University?
Yes. Falmouth University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Falmouth University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Falmouth University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Falmouth 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 Falmouth University in?
Falmouth University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Falmouth 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 Falmouth University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Falmouth University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Falmouth University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.