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