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