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