Northeastern University
Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1898, Northeastern is a global, experiential research university. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern today provides unprecedented experiential learning opportunities around the world. The university's rapidly growing research enterprise is strategically aligned with three national imperatives: health, security, and sustainability.
Verify users from Northeastern University
Northeastern 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 Northeastern University by having them sign in with their Northeastern 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
- Northeastern University
- Description
- Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1898, Northeastern is a global, experiential research university. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern today provides unprecedented experiential learning opportunities around the world. The university's rapidly growing research enterprise is strategically aligned with three national imperatives: health, security, and sustainability.
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://neuidmsso.neu.edu/idp/shibboleth- 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.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- administrative
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Northeastern University?
Yes. Northeastern University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Northeastern University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Northeastern University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Northeastern 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 Northeastern University in?
Northeastern University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Northeastern 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 Northeastern University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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