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