Marine Institute

The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI). We seek to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland's 220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute was set up under the 1991 Marine Institute Act

IrelandEdugateTransient identifiers
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Verify users from Marine Institute

Marine Institute is a member of Edugate, 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 Marine Institute by having them sign in with their Marine Institute account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Persistent identifiers
No
Country
Ireland
Federation
Edugate

Institution details

Organization
Marine Institute
Description
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI). We seek to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland's 220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute was set up under the 1991 Marine Institute Act
Country
Ireland
SAML Entity ID
https://idp.marine.ie/idp/shibboleth
Federation
Edugate

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
nameIdentifiertransient
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 Marine Institute?

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

Does Marine Institute support persistent identifiers?

No. Marine Institute only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.

Which country is Marine Institute in?

Marine Institute is located in Ireland.

How do I verify students from Marine Institute?

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 Marine Institute. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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