Kenyatta University
Identity Provider for use by Kenyatta University
Verify users from Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University 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 Kenyatta University by having them sign in with their Kenyatta University 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
- Kenyatta University
- Description
- Identity Provider for use by Kenyatta University
- Country
- Kenya
- Website
- https://www.ku.ac.ke/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.ku.ac.ke/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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 Kenyatta University?
Yes. Kenyatta University participates in Kenyan Identity Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Kenyatta University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Kenyatta University support persistent identifiers?
No. Kenyatta University 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 Kenyatta University in?
Kenyatta University is located in Kenya.
How do I verify students from Kenyatta 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 Kenyatta University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Kenyatta University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Kenyatta University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.