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