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