Verify users from Laurentian University
Laurentian 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 Laurentian University by having them sign in with their Laurentian 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
- Laurentian University | Université Laurentienne
- Description
- Laurentian University
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.laurentian.ca/idp- 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 Laurentian University?
Yes. Laurentian University participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Laurentian University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Laurentian University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Laurentian 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 Laurentian University in?
Laurentian University is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Laurentian 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 Laurentian University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Laurentian University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Laurentian University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.