University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa IDP for the Canadian Access Federation
Verify users from University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa 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 Ottawa by having them sign in with their University of Ottawa 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 Ottawa
- Description
- University of Ottawa IDP for the Canadian Access Federation
- Country
- Canada
- SAML Entity ID
https://fca-caf.uottawa.ca/idp- 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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Ottawa?
Yes. University of Ottawa participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Ottawa account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Ottawa support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Ottawa 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 Ottawa in?
University of Ottawa is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from University of Ottawa?
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 Ottawa. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from University of Ottawa?
Start the demo and authenticate with University of Ottawa, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.