Sol Plaatje University
Authentication portal for Sol Plaatje University
Verify users from Sol Plaatje University
Sol Plaatje 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 Sol Plaatje University by having them sign in with their Sol Plaatje 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
- Sol Plaatje University
- Description
- Authentication portal for Sol Plaatje University
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/sts.windows.net/acbcaed8-7adc-460c-ba57-028bdc80d84a/- 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.
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Sol Plaatje University?
Yes. Sol Plaatje University participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Sol Plaatje University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Sol Plaatje University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Sol Plaatje 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 Sol Plaatje University in?
Sol Plaatje University is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from Sol Plaatje 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 Sol Plaatje University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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