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