Verify users from University of Reading
University of Reading 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 Reading by having them sign in with their University of Reading 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 Reading
- Description
- University of Reading
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- https://www.reading.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://reading.ac.uk/oala/metadata- 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 Reading?
Yes. University of Reading participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Reading account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Reading support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Reading does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is University of Reading in?
University of Reading is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from University of Reading?
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 Reading. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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