Digital Research Alliance of Canada
Digital Research Alliance of Canada Identity Provider
Verify users from Digital Research Alliance of Canada
Digital Research Alliance of Canada is a member of Canadian Access Federation, 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 Digital Research Alliance of Canada by having them sign in with their Digital Research Alliance of Canada account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Canada
- Federation
- Canadian Access Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada
- Description
- Digital Research Alliance of Canada Identity Provider
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.alliancecan.ca/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- Canadian Access Federation
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Digital Research Alliance of Canada?
Yes. Digital Research Alliance of Canada participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Digital Research Alliance of Canada account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Digital Research Alliance of Canada support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Digital Research Alliance of Canada 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 Digital Research Alliance of Canada in?
Digital Research Alliance of Canada is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Digital Research Alliance of Canada?
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 Digital Research Alliance of Canada. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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