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