University of Massachusetts Medical School

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Verify users from University of Massachusetts Medical School

University of Massachusetts Medical School 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 Massachusetts Medical School by having them sign in with their University of Massachusetts Medical School 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 Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Country
United States
SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.umassmed.edu/idp/shibboleth
Federation
InCommon

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
Not advertised
Entity categories
registered-by-incommonR&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
Advertised

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Massachusetts Medical School?

Yes. University of Massachusetts Medical School participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Massachusetts Medical School account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Does University of Massachusetts Medical School support persistent identifiers?

Not necessarily. University of Massachusetts Medical School 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 Massachusetts Medical School in?

University of Massachusetts Medical School is located in United States.

How do I verify students from University of Massachusetts Medical School?

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 Massachusetts Medical School. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

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