Persona Partners with Internet2 to Secure Higher Education Identity Verification
                     PERSONA × INTERNET2
Persona Partners with 
Internet2
Identity verification for the connected campus
01 · PARTNERSHIP
Persona joins 
PROVIDER CAMPUS IMPACT
Internet2’s Persona Higher education 
NET+ security
Automated identity 
program verification. Identity verification for 
research institutions, 
colleges, and universities.
Persona has joined Internet2’s COMMUNITY Persona + Internet2 NET+ → Identity 
NET+ program. The Internet2 NET+ Verification → Higher Education Security
collaboration brings 
automated identity verification Internet2 selected Persona 
to research institutions, through a community-led 
colleges, and universities. procurement process.
02 · THREAT SURFACE
Higher education 1 2 3
faces a layered 01 02 03
identity threat Identity Application Institutional 
manipulation pressure impact
Synthetic identities, Ghost-student Financial aid fraud 
stolen credentials, enrollment schemes and suspicious 
Identity manipulation can move from and fake and duplicate applicant behavior.
an applicant record to a direct documentation. applications.
institutional and public-funds impact.
03 · ENROLLMENT + AID
Automated proofing helps protect enrollment and aid
One identity signal can support the full student funding journey.
01 02 03 04
01 02 03 04
Admissions Enrollment Identity verificationFinancial aid
Begin with a trusted Reduce duplicate Automate identity proofing. Detect fake documentation 
applicant record. applications. and suspicious behavior.
04 · RESEARCH ACCESS
Verified identities 01 · PERSON 02 · PROOF
support sensitive Researcher Identity proofing
research access Faculty or external collaborator Automated review reduces manual overhead
Universities manage restricted federal 
research datasets. Access controls 03 · GATE 04 · SYSTEM
must distinguish authorized faculty Verified access Sensitive research 
and external collaborators.
Authorized identity meets the access rulse ystems
Support compliance with federal research requirements
05 · ACCOUNT RECOVERY
Campus account recovery is another trust boundary
VULNERABLE WORKFLOW ATTACK PATH SAFER RESPONSE
Recovery moments Help-desk social Mobile verification
Remote password resets, MFA engineering Replace manual video calls and 
re-registrations, and initial physical ID desk visits while reducing Attackers may attempt to hijack 
student account claiming. takeover risk and workload.active student accounts.
06 · SCALE
2024
Community-vetted 
infrastructure makes 3×
identity security easier to Persona has tripled its academic footprint since 2024.
scale
Internet2’s NET+ program connects institutional INSTITUTIONAL PROOF
need with community-evaluated procurement and University of Colorado
repeatable integration.
The source mentions implementations at major institutions.
ONBOARDING PATH
Eligible higher-education 
members and affiliates
Can onboard Persona using pre-negotiated procurement terms and 
standardized integration models.
07 · OUTCOMES
The partnership connects five security outcomes
01 02 03
Automated identity Financial aid fraud Secure research access
verification prevention Support authorized access to 
Proof identity consistently Protect enrollment and public sensitive systems.
across campus workflows. funds.
04 05
Safer campus account recovery Reduced administrative burden
Strengthen another high-risk trust boundary. Move repeatable identity checks out of manual queues.
08 · CAMPUS TRUST
Building trust across the 
connected campus ●
Protect student, faculty, and alumni identities while maintaining smooth digital Identity
continuity
interactions across campus.
Sasha Dobrolioubov · Vice President of Partnerships, Persona
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