University of Zululand - Staff
SAFIRE authentication for Unizulu Staff
Verify users from University of Zululand - Staff
University of Zululand - Staff 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 Zululand - Staff by having them sign in with their University of Zululand - Staff 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 Zululand
- Description
- SAFIRE authentication for Unizulu Staff
- Country
- South Africa
- Website
- https://www.unizulu.ac.za
- SAML Entity ID
https://proxy.safire.ac.za/birk.php/sts.windows.net/54333d6b-49dd-4392-8e10-a24075489f58/- 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 Zululand - Staff?
Yes. University of Zululand - Staff participates in SAFIRE, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Zululand - Staff account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Zululand - Staff support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. University of Zululand - Staff 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 Zululand - Staff in?
University of Zululand - Staff is located in South Africa.
How do I verify students from University of Zululand - Staff?
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 Zululand - Staff. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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