Tanzania Education
and Research Network -
TERNET
TERNET is a network of Tanzania higher education and research institutions aiming at providing network infrastructure and associated services for enabling sharing of education and research resources inside and outside the country. TERNET was formally registered as a Trust on 11th April 2008 and on 18th April 2008 it became member of UbuntuNet Alliance, a registered non-profit association of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Eastern and Southern Africa.
TERNET IDENTITY FEDERATION (TIF)
For TERNET member institutions to securely and reliably access and share resources (services and content) over the NREN and other data networks in Tanzania and the world over, the TERNET Identity Federation (TIF) was established in July 2024.
An institution can apply to join download form the TERNET Identity Federation (TIF) as an Identity Provider (IdP) or a Service Provider (SP).
Only TERNET member institutions can join TIF as Identity Providers (IdPs). However, to join TIF as a Service Provider (SP), an institution, organization, or company DOES NOT have to first subscribe to TERNET membership.
Access to resources federated through TERNET is governed by the TERNET Identity Federation Policy. Metadata registration in RIF is governed by the TIF Metadata Registration Practice Statement.
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