Nelson Group
Verify users from Nelson Group
Nelson Group 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 Nelson Group by having them sign in with their Nelson Group 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
- Nelson Group
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.nelsongroup.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 Nelson Group?
Yes. Nelson Group participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Nelson Group account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Nelson Group support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Nelson Group 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 Nelson Group in?
Nelson Group is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Nelson Group?
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 Nelson Group. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Nelson Group?
Start the demo and authenticate with Nelson Group, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.