Verify users from University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town 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 University of Cape Town by having them sign in with their University of Cape Town 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
- University of Cape Town
- Description
- University of Cape Town
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/srvslsfed001.uct.ac.za/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- 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
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Cape Town?
Yes. University of Cape Town participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Cape Town account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Cape Town support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Cape Town 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 University of Cape Town in?
University of Cape Town is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from University of Cape Town?
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 University of Cape Town. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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