Verify users from Merit Network, Inc.
Merit Network, Inc. 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 Merit Network, Inc. by having them sign in with their Merit Network, Inc. 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
- Merit Network, Inc.
- Description
- Merit SSP IDP
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.merit.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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Merit Network, Inc.?
Yes. Merit Network, Inc. participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Merit Network, Inc. account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Merit Network, Inc. support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Merit Network, Inc. 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 Merit Network, Inc. in?
Merit Network, Inc. is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Merit Network, Inc.?
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 Merit Network, Inc.. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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