Polytechnique Montréal
Serveur IDP de l'Ecole polytechnique de Montreal
Verify users from Polytechnique Montréal
Polytechnique Montréal 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 Polytechnique Montréal by having them sign in with their Polytechnique Montréal 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
- Polytechnique Montréal
- Description
- Serveur IDP de l'Ecole polytechnique de Montreal
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth2.polymtl.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 Polytechnique Montréal?
Yes. Polytechnique Montréal participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Polytechnique Montréal account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Polytechnique Montréal support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Polytechnique Montréal 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 Polytechnique Montréal in?
Polytechnique Montréal is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from Polytechnique Montréal?
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 Polytechnique Montréal. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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