Verify users from West Herts College
West Herts 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 Herts College by having them sign in with their West Herts 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 Herts College
- Description
- West Herts College
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://www.westherts.ac.uk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.westherts.ac.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 Herts College?
Yes. West Herts College participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their West Herts College account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does West Herts College support persistent identifiers?
No. West Herts 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 Herts College in?
West Herts College is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from West Herts 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 Herts College. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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