Verify users from DARIAH
DARIAH is a member of DFN-AAI, 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 DARIAH by having them sign in with their DARIAH account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Germany
- Federation
- DFN-AAI
Institution details
- Organization
- Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH
- Description
- DARIAH für Gastwissenschaftler
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.gwdg.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.de.dariah.eu/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- DFN-AAI
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.
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with DARIAH?
Yes. DARIAH participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their DARIAH account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does DARIAH support persistent identifiers?
No. DARIAH 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 DARIAH in?
DARIAH is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from DARIAH?
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 DARIAH. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from DARIAH?
Start the demo and authenticate with DARIAH, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.