Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Verify users from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 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 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh by having them sign in with their Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 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
- Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.qmu.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib2.qmu.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 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh?
Yes. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh support persistent identifiers?
No. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 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 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in?
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh?
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 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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