Verify users from Sohar University (shibboleth)
Sohar University (shibboleth) is a member of OMREN, 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 Sohar University (shibboleth) by having them sign in with their Sohar University (shibboleth) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Oman
- Federation
- OMREN
Institution details
- Organization
- Sohar University (shibboleth)
- Description
- Identity Provider to get access to OMREN Federation Services
- Country
- Oman
- Website
- https://www.su.edu.om/
- SAML Entity ID
https://idpomren.su.edu.om/idp- Federation
- OMREN
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Sohar University (shibboleth)?
Yes. Sohar University (shibboleth) participates in OMREN, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Sohar University (shibboleth) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Sohar University (shibboleth) support persistent identifiers?
No. Sohar University (shibboleth) 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 Sohar University (shibboleth) in?
Sohar University (shibboleth) is located in Oman.
How do I verify students from Sohar University (shibboleth)?
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 Sohar University (shibboleth). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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