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