Verify users from Cavendish University
Cavendish University 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 Cavendish University by having them sign in with their Cavendish University 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
- Cavendish University
- Description
- This is the Identity Provider for Cavendish University to access different resources (Services) on RENU Identity Federation, eduGAIN and other federations
- Country
- Uganda
- Website
- https://www.cavendish.ac.ug/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.cavendish.ac.ug/idp/shibboleth- 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.
- support
- administrative
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Cavendish University?
Yes. Cavendish University participates in RIF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Cavendish University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Cavendish University support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Cavendish University 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 Cavendish University in?
Cavendish University is located in Uganda.
How do I verify students from Cavendish 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 Cavendish University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Cavendish University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Cavendish University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.