Queen's University Belfast
Verify users from Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast 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's University Belfast by having them sign in with their Queen's University Belfast 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's University Belfast
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.qub.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://qub.ac.uk/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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast?
Yes. Queen's University Belfast participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Queen's University Belfast account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Queen's University Belfast support persistent identifiers?
No. Queen's University Belfast 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's University Belfast in?
Queen's University Belfast is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Queen's University Belfast?
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's University Belfast. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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