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