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