Durban University of Technology
Identity provider for authenticating DUT staff and students
Verify users from Durban University of Technology
Durban University of Technology 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 Durban University of Technology by having them sign in with their Durban University of Technology 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
- Durban University of Technology
- Description
- Identity provider for authenticating DUT staff and students
- Country
- South Africa
- Website
- https://www.dut.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Privacy-and-Protection-of-Personal-Information.pdf
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/sts.windows.net/4b1930d1-12f4-40b5-b48c-bd86117429d8/- Federation
- SAFIRE
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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Durban University of Technology?
Yes. Durban University of Technology participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Durban University of Technology account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Durban University of Technology support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Durban University of Technology does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Durban University of Technology in?
Durban University of Technology is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from Durban University of Technology?
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 Durban University of Technology. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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