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Wirral Metropolitan College

Wirral Metropolitan College

United KingdomUK federationTransient identifiers
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Verify users from Wirral Metropolitan College

Wirral Metropolitan 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 Wirral Metropolitan College by having them sign in with their Wirral Metropolitan 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
Wirral Metropolitan College
Description
Wirral Metropolitan College
Country
United Kingdom
SAML Entity ID
https://shibby.wmc.ac.uk/shibboleth-idp
Federation
UK federation

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
nameIdentifiertransient
Single logout
Not advertised

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Wirral Metropolitan College?

Yes. Wirral Metropolitan College participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Wirral Metropolitan College account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Does Wirral Metropolitan College support persistent identifiers?

No. Wirral Metropolitan 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 Wirral Metropolitan College in?

Wirral Metropolitan College is located in United Kingdom.

How do I verify students from Wirral Metropolitan 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 Wirral Metropolitan College. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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Start the demo and authenticate with Wirral Metropolitan College, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.

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