South Thames Colleges Group
Verify users from South Thames Colleges Group
South Thames Colleges Group 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 South Thames Colleges Group by having them sign in with their South Thames Colleges Group 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
- South Thames Colleges Group
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.kingston-college.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 South Thames Colleges Group?
Yes. South Thames Colleges Group participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their South Thames Colleges Group account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does South Thames Colleges Group support persistent identifiers?
No. South Thames Colleges Group 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 South Thames Colleges Group in?
South Thames Colleges Group is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from South Thames Colleges Group?
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 South Thames Colleges Group. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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