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