Verify users from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young 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 Brigham Young University by having them sign in with their Brigham Young 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
- Brigham Young University
- Description
- Brigham Young University IdP
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://cas.byu.edu/cas/idp/metadata- 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.
- administrative
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Brigham Young University?
Yes. Brigham Young University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Brigham Young University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Brigham Young University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Brigham Young 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 Brigham Young University in?
Brigham Young University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Brigham Young 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 Brigham Young University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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