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