National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH Identity Provider (IdP) allows NIH staff to access resources for scientific research and collaboration at organizations across the United States and around the world. (About NIH: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the medical research agency of the United States — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.)
Verify users from National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH) by having them sign in with their National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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
- National Institutes of Health
- Description
- The NIH Identity Provider (IdP) allows NIH staff to access resources for scientific research and collaboration at organizations across the United States and around the world. (About NIH: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the medical research agency of the United States — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.)
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
urn:mace:incommon:nih.gov- 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.
- administrative
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
Yes. National Institutes of Health (NIH) participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their National Institutes of Health (NIH) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does National Institutes of Health (NIH) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH) in?
National Institutes of Health (NIH) is located in United States.
How do I verify students from National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
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 National Institutes of Health (NIH). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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