Verify users from NERD Centre
NERD Centre is a member of LIAF, 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 NERD Centre by having them sign in with their NERD Centre account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Federation
- LIAF
Institution details
- Organization
- NERD Centre
- Description
- NERD Centre Identity Provider
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Website
- https://idp.nerdc.lk
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.nerdc.lk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- LIAF
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.
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with NERD Centre?
Yes. NERD Centre participates in LIAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their NERD Centre account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does NERD Centre support persistent identifiers?
Yes. NERD Centre advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is NERD Centre in?
NERD Centre is located in Sri Lanka.
How do I verify students from NERD Centre?
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 NERD Centre. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from NERD Centre?
Start the demo and authenticate with NERD Centre, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.