University of Venda
Authentication portal for the University of Venda
Verify users from University of Venda
University of Venda 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 Venda by having them sign in with their University of Venda 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 Venda
- Description
- Authentication portal for the University of Venda
- Country
- South Africa
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/sts.windows.net/f38ba9d8-554c-48a2-ae42-13b1e7f3c797/- 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
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with University of Venda?
Yes. University of Venda participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Venda account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Venda support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Venda 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 Venda in?
University of Venda is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from University of Venda?
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 Venda. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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