Verify users from University of Sussex
University of Sussex 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 Sussex by having them sign in with their University of Sussex 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 Sussex
- Description
- University of Sussex
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.sussex.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.sussex.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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Sussex?
Yes. University of Sussex participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Sussex account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Sussex support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Sussex 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 Sussex in?
University of Sussex is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from University of Sussex?
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 Sussex. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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