Verify users from Cape Breton University
Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton University by having them sign in with their Cape Breton University 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
- Cape Breton University
- Description
- Cape Breton University
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- https://cbu.ca/
- SAML Entity ID
https://cbuidp.cbu.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
- technical
- administrative
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Cape Breton University?
Yes. Cape Breton University participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Cape Breton University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Cape Breton University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Cape Breton University 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 Cape Breton University in?
Cape Breton University is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Cape Breton 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 Cape Breton University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Cape Breton University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.