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