Verify users from Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University 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 Nelson Mandela University by having them sign in with their Nelson Mandela University 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
- Nelson Mandela University
- Description
- NMU Identity Provider
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/nmmusaml-sc1.nmmu.ac.za/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- 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 Nelson Mandela University?
Yes. Nelson Mandela University participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Nelson Mandela University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Nelson Mandela University support persistent identifiers?
No. Nelson Mandela 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 Nelson Mandela University in?
Nelson Mandela University is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from Nelson Mandela 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 Nelson Mandela University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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