South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
Identity provider for SARAO staff to sign into Federated Services
Verify users from South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory 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 South African Radio Astronomy Observatory by having them sign in with their South African Radio Astronomy Observatory 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
- South African Radio Astronomy Observatory
- Description
- Identity provider for SARAO staff to sign into Federated Services
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/saml2.sarao.ac.za/simplesamlphp/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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.
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with South African Radio Astronomy Observatory?
Yes. South African Radio Astronomy Observatory participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their South African Radio Astronomy Observatory account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does South African Radio Astronomy Observatory support persistent identifiers?
No. South African Radio Astronomy Observatory 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 South African Radio Astronomy Observatory in?
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from South African Radio Astronomy Observatory?
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 South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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