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