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