Verify users from Pakistan Education & Research Network
Pakistan Education & Research Network is a member of PKIFED, 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 Pakistan Education & Research Network by having them sign in with their Pakistan Education & Research Network account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Pakistan
- Federation
- PKIFED
Institution details
- Organization
- PERN
- Description
- Pakistan Education & Research Network
- Country
- Pakistan
- Website
- https://pern.edu.pk
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.pern.edu.pk/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- PKIFED
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
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- billing
- other
- other
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Pakistan Education & Research Network?
Yes. Pakistan Education & Research Network participates in PKIFED, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Pakistan Education & Research Network account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Pakistan Education & Research Network support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Pakistan Education & Research Network does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Pakistan Education & Research Network in?
Pakistan Education & Research Network is located in Pakistan.
How do I verify students from Pakistan Education & Research Network?
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 Pakistan Education & Research Network. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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