ACORN NS
Verify users from ACORN NS
ACORN NS 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 ACORN NS by having them sign in with their ACORN NS 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
- ACORN NS
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- http://acorn-ns.ca/policy/
- SAML Entity ID
https://utility.acorn-ns.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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with ACORN NS?
Yes. ACORN NS participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their ACORN NS account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does ACORN NS support persistent identifiers?
No. ACORN NS only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is ACORN NS in?
ACORN NS is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from ACORN NS?
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 ACORN NS. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from ACORN NS?
Start the demo and authenticate with ACORN NS, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.