LIGO Scientific Collaboration
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
Verify users from LIGO Scientific Collaboration
LIGO Scientific Collaboration 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 LIGO Scientific Collaboration by having them sign in with their LIGO Scientific Collaboration 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
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration
- Description
- Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.ligo.org/idp/shibboleth- 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 LIGO Scientific Collaboration?
Yes. LIGO Scientific Collaboration participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their LIGO Scientific Collaboration account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does LIGO Scientific Collaboration support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. LIGO Scientific Collaboration 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 LIGO Scientific Collaboration in?
LIGO Scientific Collaboration is located in United States.
How do I verify students from LIGO Scientific Collaboration?
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 LIGO Scientific Collaboration. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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