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