Verify users from University College Cork
University College Cork is a member of Edugate, 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 University College Cork by having them sign in with their University College Cork account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Ireland
- Federation
- Edugate
Institution details
- Organization
- University College Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Website
- http://www.ucc.ie/
- SAML Entity ID
https://hidp.ucc.ie/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- Federation
- Edugate
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.
- administrative
- support
- technical
- other
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University College Cork?
Yes. University College Cork participates in Edugate, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University College Cork account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University College Cork support persistent identifiers?
Yes. University College Cork advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is University College Cork in?
University College Cork is located in Ireland.
How do I verify students from University College Cork?
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 University College Cork. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University College Cork?
Start the demo and authenticate with University College Cork, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.