UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Verify users from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 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 UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) by having them sign in with their UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 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
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Description
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.ukhsa.gov.uk/entity- 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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)?
Yes. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 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 UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in?
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)?
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 UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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