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