Verify users from The University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a member of AAF, 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 The University of Melbourne by having them sign in with their The University of Melbourne account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Australia
- Federation
- AAF
Institution details
- Organization
- The University of Melbourne
- Description
- The University of Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Website
- http://unimelb.edu.au
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.unimelb.edu.au/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- AAF
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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with The University of Melbourne?
Yes. The University of Melbourne participates in AAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their The University of Melbourne account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does The University of Melbourne support persistent identifiers?
No. The University of Melbourne 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 The University of Melbourne in?
The University of Melbourne is located in Australia.
How do I verify students from The University of Melbourne?
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 The University of Melbourne. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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