Verify users from SRUC
SRUC 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 SRUC by having them sign in with their SRUC 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
- SRUC
- Description
- SRUC
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.sruc.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.sruc.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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with SRUC?
Yes. SRUC participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their SRUC account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does SRUC support persistent identifiers?
No. SRUC 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 SRUC in?
SRUC is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from SRUC?
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 SRUC. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from SRUC?
Start the demo and authenticate with SRUC, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.