MacEwan University
The Identity Provider for MacEwan University
Verify users from MacEwan University
MacEwan 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 MacEwan University by having them sign in with their MacEwan 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
- MacEwan University
- Description
- The Identity Provider for MacEwan University
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/Administrative/InformationManagementandPrivacy/PrivacyStatement/index.htm
- SAML Entity ID
https://prdshib.macewan.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 MacEwan University?
Yes. MacEwan University participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their MacEwan University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does MacEwan University support persistent identifiers?
No. MacEwan 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 MacEwan University in?
MacEwan University is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from MacEwan 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 MacEwan University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from MacEwan University?
Start the demo and authenticate with MacEwan University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.