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