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