Space Telescope Science Institute
We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
Verify users from Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science 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 Space Telescope Science Institute by having them sign in with their Space Telescope Science 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
- Space Telescope Science Institute
- Description
- We help humanity explore the universe with advanced space telescopes and ever-growing data archives.
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://ssoportal.stsci.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 Space Telescope Science Institute?
Yes. Space Telescope Science Institute participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Space Telescope Science Institute account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Space Telescope Science Institute support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Space Telescope Science 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 Space Telescope Science Institute in?
Space Telescope Science Institute is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Space Telescope Science 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 Space Telescope Science Institute. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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