Service Providers (SPs) are members of the NgREN Identity Federation that provide services to other federation members or allow access to resources.
Service Providers under NgRENID
eduroam
eduroam (education roaming) is an international roaming service for users in research institutions. It provides researchers, staff, and students easy and secure network access when visiting an institution other than their own. Authentication of users is performed by their home institution, using the same credentials as when they access the network locally, while authorization to access the Internet and possibly other resources is handled by the visited institution. Users do not have to pay for using eduroam.
Type: Service Provider
Organization: NgREN
Service: eduroam
eduVPN
eduVPN deployed for member institutions is a free and open-source Virtual Private Network (VPN) service tailored for the global research and education community. It enables students, researchers, and staff to securely access institutional resources and browse the internet safely, especially when connected to public or untrusted networks.
Type: Service Provider
Organization: NgREN
Service: eduVPN
Federated Respository
Federated Repository is a service provided for the research and education community. It aims to be a central service for harvesting all repositories in Nigeria.
Type: Service Provider
Organization: NgREN
Service: Federated Repository
Filesender
FileSender is a secure, web-based application that allows users to send large files to others, typically via email links. It is commonly used by research and education institutions and is deployed by NgREN for collaboration in the research and education community.
Type: Service Provider
Organization: NgREN
Service: Filesender