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