University of Pretoria
This is the University of Pretoria Production SAFIRE Service
Verify users from University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria 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 Pretoria by having them sign in with their University of Pretoria 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 Pretoria
- Description
- This is the University of Pretoria Production SAFIRE Service
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/www1.up.ac.za:443/oam/fed- 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 Pretoria?
Yes. University of Pretoria participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Pretoria account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Pretoria support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Pretoria 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 Pretoria in?
University of Pretoria is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from University of Pretoria?
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 Pretoria. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with University of Pretoria, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.