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