Verify users from West College Scotland
West College Scotland 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 West College Scotland by having them sign in with their West College Scotland 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
- West College Scotland
- Description
- West College Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.westcollegescotland.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 West College Scotland?
Yes. West College Scotland participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their West College Scotland account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does West College Scotland support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. West College Scotland 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 West College Scotland in?
West College Scotland is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from West College Scotland?
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 West College Scotland. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from West College Scotland?
Start the demo and authenticate with West College Scotland, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.