Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral degree-granting institution with a nationally and internationally diverse student body.

United StatesInCommonTransient identifiers
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Verify users from Mississippi State University

Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University by having them sign in with their Mississippi State 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
Mississippi State University
Description
Mississippi State University is a comprehensive, doctoral degree-granting institution with a nationally and internationally diverse student body.
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.its.msstate.edu/idp/shibboleth
Federation
InCommon

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
Not advertised
Entity categories
registered-by-incommonR&S (Research & Scholarship)
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 Mississippi State University?

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

Does Mississippi State University support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University in?

Mississippi State University is located in United States.

How do I verify students from Mississippi State 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 Mississippi State University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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