Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University provides experiences that enhance lives.

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Verify users from Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State 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 Bowling Green State University by having them sign in with their Bowling Green State 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
Bowling Green State University
Description
Bowling Green State University provides experiences that enhance lives.
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://idp.bgsu.edu/idp
Federation
InCommon

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
Not advertised
Entity categories
registered-by-incommonR&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
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 Bowling Green State University?

Yes. Bowling Green State University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Bowling Green State University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Does Bowling Green State University support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. Bowling Green State 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 Bowling Green State University in?

Bowling Green State University is located in United States.

How do I verify students from Bowling Green State 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 Bowling Green State University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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