Verify users from The SMB Group
The SMB 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 The SMB Group by having them sign in with their The SMB 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
- The SMB Group
- Description
- The SMB Group
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.brooksbymelton.ac.uk/openathens- 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
- support
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with The SMB Group?
Yes. The SMB Group participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The SMB Group account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The SMB Group support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. The SMB Group 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 The SMB Group in?
The SMB Group is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from The SMB 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 The SMB Group. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from The SMB Group?
Start the demo and authenticate with The SMB Group, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.