Ohio University
Ohio University and all its regional campuses
Verify users from Ohio University
Ohio 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 Ohio University by having them sign in with their Ohio 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
- Ohio University Main Campus
- Description
- Ohio University and all its regional campuses
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
urn:mace:incommon:ohio.edu- 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.
- technical
- technical
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Ohio University?
Yes. Ohio University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Ohio University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Ohio University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Ohio 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 Ohio University in?
Ohio University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Ohio 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 Ohio University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Ohio University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Ohio University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.