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Verify users from CSIR

CSIR is a member of SAFIRE, 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 CSIR by having them sign in with their CSIR account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Persistent identifiers
No
Country
South Africa
Federation
SAFIRE

Institution details

Organization
CSIR
Country
South Africa
SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/idp.csir.co.za/simplesamlphp/saml2/idp/metadata.php
Scopes
Federation
SAFIRE

SAML capabilities

NameID formats
transient
Entity categories
AnonymousR&S (Research & Scholarship)
Single logout
Advertised

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I verify that someone is affiliated with CSIR?

Yes. CSIR participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their CSIR account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.

Does CSIR support persistent identifiers?

No. CSIR 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 CSIR in?

CSIR is located in South Africa.

How do I verify students from CSIR?

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 CSIR. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.

Ready to verify users from CSIR?

Start the demo and authenticate with CSIR, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.

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