Verify users from Bishop SS
Bishop SS is a member of RIF, 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 Bishop SS by having them sign in with their Bishop SS account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Uganda
- Federation
- RIF
Institution details
- Organization
- Bishop SS
- Description
- This is the Bishop SS IDP responsible for your institution.
- Country
- Uganda
- Website
- https://renu.ac.ug
- SAML Entity ID
https://rifsso.renu.ac.ug/Saml2IDP/proxy.xml/aHR0cHM6Ly9pZC5yZW51LmFjLnVnL3JlYWxtcy9pZHAtYmlzaG9wc3M=- Federation
- RIF
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Bishop SS?
Yes. Bishop SS participates in RIF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Bishop SS account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Bishop SS support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Bishop SS advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is Bishop SS in?
Bishop SS is located in Uganda.
How do I verify students from Bishop SS?
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 Bishop SS. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Bishop SS?
Start the demo and authenticate with Bishop SS, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.