Lancaster University
Verify users from Lancaster University
Lancaster 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 Lancaster University by having them sign in with their Lancaster 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
- Lancaster University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.lancs.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 Lancaster University?
Yes. Lancaster University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Lancaster University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Lancaster University support persistent identifiers?
No. Lancaster University 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 Lancaster University in?
Lancaster University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Lancaster 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 Lancaster University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Lancaster University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Lancaster University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.