Internet2
Verify users from Internet2
Internet2 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 Internet2 by having them sign in with their Internet2 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
- Internet2
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
urn:mace:incommon:internet2.edu- 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
- administrative
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Internet2?
Yes. Internet2 participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Internet2 account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Internet2 support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Internet2 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 Internet2 in?
Internet2 is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Internet2?
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 Internet2. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Internet2?
Start the demo and authenticate with Internet2, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.