Welcome to the South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) — the national academic identity federation for the South African research and higher education community.
Latest News
SAFIRE baseline changes 2025
(2025-08-06)
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Following a period of consultation, and effective from 1 September 2025, SAFIRE has made several changes to its identity provider & service provider requirements, as well as its metadata registration practice statement.
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ARP & attribute changes to support REFEDS attribute release
(2025-07-01)
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Changes have been made to SAFIRE’s attribute release policy and supported attributes to provide support for two additional REFEDS attribute release profiles: Anonymous Access and Pseudonymous Access.
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SAFIRE Steering Committee Disestablished
(2023-12-04)
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Following the recommendation of the Participant’s Forum, TENET’s Board of Directors has disestablished SAFIRE’s Steering Committee in favour of the structures already provided for in TENET’s normal contracting.
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Technical requirements for SAML2 IdPs and SPs updated
(2023-12-01)
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The SAML2 IdP and SP requirements have been updated to clarify certificate expectations.
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