Verify users from Research and Education Agency
Research and Education Agency is a member of RIF, 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 Research and Education Agency by having them sign in with their Research and Education Agency account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Uganda
- Federation
- RIF
Institution details
- Organization
- Research and Education Agency
- Description
- This is the Research and Education Agency IDP responsible for your institution.
- Country
- Uganda
- Website
- https://renu.ac.ug
- SAML Entity ID
https://rifsso.renu.ac.ug/Saml2IDP/proxy.xml/aHR0cHM6Ly9pZC5yZW51LmFjLnVnL3JlYWxtcy9pZHAtcmFl- Federation
- RIF
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 Research and Education Agency?
Yes. Research and Education Agency participates in RIF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Research and Education Agency account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Research and Education Agency support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Research and Education Agency 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 Research and Education Agency in?
Research and Education Agency is located in Uganda.
How do I verify students from Research and Education Agency?
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 Research and Education Agency. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Research and Education Agency?
Start the demo and authenticate with Research and Education Agency, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.