Verify users from Deakin University
Deakin University is a member of AAF, 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 Deakin University by having them sign in with their Deakin University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Australia
- Federation
- AAF
Institution details
- Organization
- Deakin University
- Description
- Deakin IdP
- Country
- Australia
- Website
- http://deakin.edu.au
- SAML Entity ID
https://signon.deakin.edu.au/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- AAF
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 Deakin University?
Yes. Deakin University participates in AAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Deakin University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Deakin University support persistent identifiers?
No. Deakin University 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 Deakin University in?
Deakin University is located in Australia.
How do I verify students from Deakin 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 Deakin University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Deakin University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Deakin University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.