Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)
InCommon Federation Identity Provider for the Ohio Supercomputer Center
Verify users from Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)
Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) 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 Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) by having them sign in with their Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) 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
- Ohio Supercomputer Center
- Description
- InCommon Federation Identity Provider for the Ohio Supercomputer Center
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.osc.edu/realms/osc- 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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)?
Yes. Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) 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 Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) in?
Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)?
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 Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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