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