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