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