Verify users from Lakehead University
Lakehead 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 Lakehead University by having them sign in with their Lakehead 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
- Lakehead University
- Description
- Lakehead University
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.lakeheadu.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.
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Lakehead University?
Yes. Lakehead University participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Lakehead University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Lakehead University support persistent identifiers?
No. Lakehead 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 Lakehead University in?
Lakehead University is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Lakehead 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 Lakehead University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Lakehead University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Lakehead University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.