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