Verify users from University of Alberta
University of Alberta 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 University of Alberta by having them sign in with their University of Alberta 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
- University of Alberta
- Description
- University of Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.ualberta.ca/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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.
- support
- administrative
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Alberta?
Yes. University of Alberta participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Alberta account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Alberta support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Alberta 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 University of Alberta in?
University of Alberta is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from University of Alberta?
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 University of Alberta. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Alberta?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Alberta, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.