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