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