Verify users from Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education is a member of MAREN, 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 Ministry of Education by having them sign in with their Ministry of Education account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Malawi
- Federation
- MAREN
Institution details
- Organization
- Ministry of Education
- Description
- Ministry of Education Identity Provider
- Country
- Malawi
- Website
- https://education.gov.mw
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.saveproject.mw/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- saveproject.mw
- Federation
- MAREN
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Ministry of Education?
Yes. Ministry of Education participates in MAREN, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Ministry of Education account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Ministry of Education support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Ministry of Education 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 Ministry of Education in?
Ministry of Education is located in Malawi.
How do I verify students from Ministry of Education?
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 Ministry of Education. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Ministry of Education?
Start the demo and authenticate with Ministry of Education, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.