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