Boston University
Verify users from Boston University
Boston University is a member of InCommon, 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 Boston University by having them sign in with their Boston University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United States
- Federation
- InCommon
Institution details
- Organization
- Boston University
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib.bu.edu/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- InCommon
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.
- technical
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Boston University?
Yes. Boston University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Boston University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Boston University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Boston University 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 Boston University in?
Boston University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Boston University?
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 Boston University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Boston University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Boston University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.