Southampton Solent University
Verify users from Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University 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 Southampton Solent University by having them sign in with their Southampton Solent University 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
- Southampton Solent University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.solent.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp1.solent.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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Southampton Solent University?
Yes. Southampton Solent University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Southampton Solent University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Southampton Solent University support persistent identifiers?
No. Southampton Solent University 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 Southampton Solent University in?
Southampton Solent University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Southampton Solent University?
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 Southampton Solent University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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