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