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