Furman University
Verify users from Furman University
Furman 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 Furman University by having them sign in with their Furman 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
- Furman University
- Country
- United States
- Website
- http://www2.furman.edu/academics/enrollment-services/policies/Pages/Student-Information-Release.aspx
- SAML Entity ID
https://sonny.furman.edu/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.
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- administrative
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Furman University?
Yes. Furman University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Furman University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Furman University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Furman 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 Furman University in?
Furman University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Furman 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 Furman University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Furman University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Furman University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.