UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP
Verify users from UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP
UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP is a member of African Catch-all 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 UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP by having them sign in with their UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Africa
- Federation
- African Catch-all Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- UbuntuNet Alliance
- Country
- Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://ubuntunet.eduid.africa/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- ubuntunet.eduid.africaubuntunet.net
- Federation
- African Catch-all 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.
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP?
Yes. UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP participates in African Catch-all Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP support persistent identifiers?
No. UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP 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 UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP in?
UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP is located in Africa.
How do I verify students from UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP?
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 UbuntuNet Alliance Staff IdP. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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