Rivers State University
Verify users from Rivers State University
Rivers State University is a member of UK federation, 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 Rivers State University by having them sign in with their Rivers State University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Federation
- UK federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Rivers State University
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Website
- http://rsu.edu.ng/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.rsu.edu.ng/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- UK federation
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
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Rivers State University?
Yes. Rivers State University participates in UK federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Rivers State University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Rivers State University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Rivers State University 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 Rivers State University in?
Rivers State University is located in United Kingdom.
How do I verify students from Rivers State 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 Rivers State University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Rivers State University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Rivers State University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.