Flatiron Institute FIDO
Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute cluster authentication through FIDO
Verify users from Flatiron Institute FIDO
Flatiron Institute FIDO 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 Flatiron Institute FIDO by having them sign in with their Flatiron Institute FIDO 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
- The Simons Foundation, Inc.
- Description
- Simons Foundation Flatiron Institute cluster authentication through FIDO
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://fido.flatironinstitute.org/idp- 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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Flatiron Institute FIDO?
Yes. Flatiron Institute FIDO participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Flatiron Institute FIDO account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Flatiron Institute FIDO support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Flatiron Institute FIDO 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 Flatiron Institute FIDO in?
Flatiron Institute FIDO is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Flatiron Institute FIDO?
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 Flatiron Institute FIDO. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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