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