The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Central Authentication
Verify users from The Wistar Institute
The Wistar 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 The Wistar Institute by having them sign in with their The Wistar 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
- Wistar Institute
- Description
- The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology Central Authentication
- Country
- United States
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.wistar.org/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
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with The Wistar Institute?
Yes. The Wistar Institute participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The Wistar Institute account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The Wistar Institute support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. The Wistar 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 The Wistar Institute in?
The Wistar Institute is located in United States.
How do I verify students from The Wistar 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 The Wistar Institute. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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