Verify users from The Citadel
The Citadel 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 The Citadel by having them sign in with their The Citadel 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
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina
- Description
- The Citadel Shibboleth Identity Provider
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.citadel.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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with The Citadel?
Yes. The Citadel participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The Citadel account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The Citadel support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. The Citadel 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 The Citadel in?
The Citadel is located in United States.
How do I verify students from The Citadel?
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 The Citadel. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from The Citadel?
Start the demo and authenticate with The Citadel, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.