FIDERN

FIDERN stands for federation ID for education and research networking.FIDERN is operated by ZAMREN and provides a single solution to accessing online resources and services for education and research. Here is some information on how it works its benefits... This federation promotes education and research for all member instituitions in Zambia. With the increase in access to internet FIDERN provides a platform for all member institutions to share education resources online... The FIDERN Identity Federation (the Federation) is introduced to facilitate and simplify the introduction of shared services across the Federation. This is accomplished by using Federation Technologies to extend the scope of a digital identity issued by one Federation Member to be valid across the whole Federation. The Federation relies on Home Organizations and Attribute Authorities to correctly and accurately assert information about the identity of End Users to Service Providers, that may use that information..