Grand Valley State University

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Verify users from Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State 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 Grand Valley State University by having them sign in with their Grand Valley State 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
Grand Valley State University
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://sso.gvsu.edu/idp
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 Grand Valley State University?

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

Does Grand Valley State University support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. Grand Valley State 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 Grand Valley State University in?

Grand Valley State University is located in United States.

How do I verify students from Grand Valley State 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 Grand Valley State University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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