Verify users from Aarhus University
Aarhus University is a member of WAYF, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Aarhus University by having them sign in with their Aarhus University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Denmark
- Federation
- WAYF
Institution details
- Organization
- Aarhus Universitet
- Country
- Denmark
- Website
- http://www.au.dk/
- SAML Entity ID
https://wayf.au.dk- Scopes
- au.dk
- Federation
- WAYF
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Aarhus University?
Yes. Aarhus University participates in WAYF, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Aarhus University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Aarhus University support persistent identifiers?
No. Aarhus University only advertises transient (per-login) identifiers, so authIdentifier will typically be null. You can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Aarhus University in?
Aarhus University is located in Denmark.
How do I verify students from Aarhus University?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Aarhus University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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