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