University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
Verify users from University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario 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 Western Ontario by having them sign in with their University of Western Ontario 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 Western Ontario
- Description
- University of Western Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Website
- http://www.uwo.ca
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibidp.uwo.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 Western Ontario?
Yes. University of Western Ontario participates in Canadian Access Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Western Ontario account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Western Ontario support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Western Ontario 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 Western Ontario in?
University of Western Ontario is located in Canada.
How do I verify students from University of Western Ontario?
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 Western Ontario. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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