Verify users from Western Sydney University
Western Sydney University is a member of AAF, 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 Western Sydney University by having them sign in with their Western Sydney University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Australia
- Federation
- AAF
Institution details
- Organization
- Western Sydney University
- Description
- Western Sydney University Production IdP
- Country
- Australia
- Website
- http://westernsydney.edu.au
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uws.edu.au/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- AAF
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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Western Sydney University?
Yes. Western Sydney University participates in AAF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Western Sydney University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Western Sydney University support persistent identifiers?
No. Western Sydney University 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 Western Sydney University in?
Western Sydney University is located in Australia.
How do I verify students from Western Sydney University?
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 Western Sydney University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Western Sydney University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Western Sydney University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.