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