British Columbia Institute of Technology
BCIT Identity Provider Proxy
Verify users from British Columbia Institute of Technology
British Columbia Institute of Technology 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 British Columbia Institute of Technology by having them sign in with their British Columbia Institute of Technology 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
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Description
- BCIT Identity Provider Proxy
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- https://www.bcit.ca/privacy
- SAML Entity ID
https://idpp.bcit.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.
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with British Columbia Institute of Technology?
Yes. British Columbia Institute of Technology participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their British Columbia Institute of Technology account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does British Columbia Institute of Technology support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. British Columbia Institute of Technology 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 British Columbia Institute of Technology in?
British Columbia Institute of Technology is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from British Columbia Institute of Technology?
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 British Columbia Institute of Technology. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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