California Institute of Technology

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Verify users from California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology 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 California Institute of Technology by having them sign in with their California Institute of Technology 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
California Institute of Technology
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://idp.caltech.edu/idp/shibboleth
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 California Institute of Technology?

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

Does California Institute of Technology support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. California Institute of Technology 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 California Institute of Technology in?

California Institute of Technology is located in United States.

How do I verify students from California Institute of Technology?

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 California Institute of Technology. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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