Smithsonian Institution
Verify users from Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution 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 Smithsonian Institution by having them sign in with their Smithsonian Institution 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
- Smithsonian Institution
- Country
- United States
- Website
- https://www.si.edu/privacy
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.si.edu/idp- 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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Smithsonian Institution?
Yes. Smithsonian Institution participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Smithsonian Institution account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Smithsonian Institution support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Smithsonian Institution 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 Smithsonian Institution in?
Smithsonian Institution is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Smithsonian Institution?
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 Smithsonian Institution. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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