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