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