Verify users from University of Iowa
University of Iowa 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 Iowa by having them sign in with their University of Iowa 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 Iowa
- Description
- The University of Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Website
- https://opsmanual.uiowa.edu/community-policies/acceptable-use-information-technology-resources#19.3
- SAML Entity ID
urn:mace:incommon:uiowa.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.
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Iowa?
Yes. University of Iowa participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Iowa account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Iowa support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Iowa 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 Iowa in?
University of Iowa is located in United States.
How do I verify students from University of Iowa?
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 Iowa. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Iowa?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Iowa, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.