Welcome to the South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) — the national academic identity federation for the South African research and higher education community.
Latest News
Impact of the commencement of POPIA
(2020-06-23)
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Yesterday President Cyril Ramaphosa proclaimed the commencement of the bulk of the remainder of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) from 1 July 2020. This sets in motion a number of things, including a requirement for compliance within one year of commencement.
POPIA has profound implications for the way South Africans handle personal information, and particularly for services like identity federation.
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Royal Society of Chemistry joins SAFIRE
(2020-06-11)
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In April 2020, SAFIRE was approached by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) who expressed interest in joining SAFIRE as a Service Provider.
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Kortext textbook solutions accessible via your home institution
(2020-05-12)
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While Kortex have temporarily made limited free access available under their Free Student eTextbook Programme FSTP, federated authentication using institutional credentials is also now possible.
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Call to Action: The international science community needs help responding to COVID-19
(2020-03-27)
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The international science community has asked for help in connecting researchers and scientists to collaborations that are rapidly forming in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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