Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Verify users from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute by having them sign in with their Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://shib-idp.rpi.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.
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- administrative
- technical
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
Yes. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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