Science and Technology Facilities Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Verify users from Science and Technology Facilities Council
Science and Technology Facilities Council 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 Science and Technology Facilities Council by having them sign in with their Science and Technology Facilities Council 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
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Description
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.stfc.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp01.stfc.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 Science and Technology Facilities Council?
Yes. Science and Technology Facilities Council participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Science and Technology Facilities Council account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Science and Technology Facilities Council support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Science and Technology Facilities Council 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 Science and Technology Facilities Council in?
Science and Technology Facilities Council is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Science and Technology Facilities Council?
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 Science and Technology Facilities Council. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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