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When a validation request is initiated at a merchant’s website it triggers a validation request at the InAcademia.org service endpoint. The user is then asked by InAcademia.org to prove affiliation with the academic community by entering their institution-specific credentials. InAcademia evaluates whether the response matches the requested affiliation and sends back the result to the requesting merchant.
Validation Profiles
Upon request by the merchant, two profiles of the user are available:
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The user’s affiliation is always sent to the requesting merchant. However, a merchant may only request a specific affiliation.
What Are The Supported Affiliation Types?
Student = Is the end-user a student at the institution?
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Member = Is the end-user affiliated to the institution?
Supported Claim Types
The response may also contain additional claims, including the country of the user and the domain name of the institution, should an institution be willing and able to provide this.
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