PA State System of Higher Education
PA State System of Higher Education Single Sign-On experience
Verify users from PA State System of Higher Education
PA State System of Higher Education 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 PA State System of Higher Education by having them sign in with their PA State System of Higher Education 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
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Office of the Chancellor
- Description
- PA State System of Higher Education Single Sign-On experience
- Country
- United States
- Website
- http://www.passhe.edu/inside/anf/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=/inside/anf/Documents/phi.pdf
- SAML Entity ID
http://adfs.sso.passhe.edu/adfs/services/trust- 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
- administrative
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with PA State System of Higher Education?
Yes. PA State System of Higher Education participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their PA State System of Higher Education account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does PA State System of Higher Education support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. PA State System of Higher Education 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 PA State System of Higher Education in?
PA State System of Higher Education is located in United States.
How do I verify students from PA State System of Higher Education?
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 PA State System of Higher Education. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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