Verify users from University of Mpumalanga
University of Mpumalanga 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 Mpumalanga by having them sign in with their University of Mpumalanga 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 Mpumalanga
- Description
- IdP for UMP staff and Students
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/sts.windows.net/bc5fec91-045a-4917-906e-43922049f31d/- 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 Mpumalanga?
Yes. University of Mpumalanga participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Mpumalanga account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Mpumalanga support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Mpumalanga 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 University of Mpumalanga in?
University of Mpumalanga is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from University of Mpumalanga?
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 Mpumalanga. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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