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