Iowa State University

The Iowa State University of Science and Technology

United StatesInCommonTransient identifiers
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Verify users from Iowa State University

Iowa 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 Iowa State University by having them sign in with their Iowa 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
Iowa State University
Description
The Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://idp.iastate.edu/shibboleth
Federation
InCommon

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
Not advertised
Entity categories
registered-by-incommonR&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
Not 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 Iowa State University?

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

Does Iowa State University support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. Iowa 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 Iowa State University in?

Iowa State University is located in United States.

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

Ready to verify users from Iowa State University?

Start the demo and authenticate with Iowa State University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.

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