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