Kenya Education Network (KENET)
Identity Provider for use by KENET staff
Verify users from Kenya Education Network (KENET)
Kenya Education Network (KENET) is a member of Kenyan Identity Federation, 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 Kenya Education Network (KENET) by having them sign in with their Kenya Education Network (KENET) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Kenya
- Federation
- Kenyan Identity Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Kenya Education Network (KENET)
- Description
- Identity Provider for use by KENET staff
- Country
- Kenya
- Website
- https://rafiki.ke/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp-01.federation.ke/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- Federation
- Kenyan Identity Federation
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
- other
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Kenya Education Network (KENET)?
Yes. Kenya Education Network (KENET) participates in Kenyan Identity Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Kenya Education Network (KENET) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Kenya Education Network (KENET) support persistent identifiers?
No. Kenya Education Network (KENET) 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 Kenya Education Network (KENET) in?
Kenya Education Network (KENET) is located in Kenya.
How do I verify students from Kenya Education Network (KENET)?
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 Kenya Education Network (KENET). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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