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