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