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