West Dean College
Verify users from West Dean College
West Dean 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 West Dean College by having them sign in with their West Dean 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
- West Dean College
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- https://www.westdean.org.uk
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib.westdean.org.uk/idp/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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with West Dean College?
Yes. West Dean College participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their West Dean College account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does West Dean College support persistent identifiers?
No. West Dean College 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 West Dean College in?
West Dean College is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from West Dean 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 West Dean College. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from West Dean College?
Start the demo and authenticate with West Dean College, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.