University of Birmingham
Verify users from University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham 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 University of Birmingham by having them sign in with their University of Birmingham 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
- University of Birmingham
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.bham.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.bham.ac.uk/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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Birmingham?
Yes. University of Birmingham participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Birmingham account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Birmingham support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Birmingham 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 University of Birmingham in?
University of Birmingham is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from University of Birmingham?
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 of Birmingham. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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