Brock University
Brock University is a public research university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada that is located in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, located at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment.
Verify users from Brock University
Brock University 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 Brock University by having them sign in with their Brock University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Canada
- Federation
- Canadian Access Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Brock University
- Description
- Brock University is a public research university located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada that is located in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, located at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment.
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
http://adfs.brocku.ca/adfs/services/trust- 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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Brock University?
Yes. Brock University participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Brock University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Brock University support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Brock University advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is Brock University in?
Brock University is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Brock University?
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 Brock University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Brock University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Brock University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.