North-West University
Identity provider for North-West University in SAFIRE Federation
Verify users from North-West University
North-West 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 North-West University by having them sign in with their North-West 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
- North-West University
- Description
- Identity provider for North-West University in SAFIRE Federation
- Country
- South Africa
- Website
- http://www.nwu.ac.za/
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/shib.nwu.ac.za/idp/shibboleth- 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.
- administrative
- support
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with North-West University?
Yes. North-West University participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their North-West University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does North-West University support persistent identifiers?
No. North-West 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 North-West University in?
North-West University is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from North-West 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 North-West University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from North-West University?
Start the demo and authenticate with North-West University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.