Verify users from Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln 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 Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln by having them sign in with their Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln 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
- Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
- Description
- Identity Provider der Deutschen Sporthochschule Köln
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.dshs-koeln.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://sso.dshs-koeln.de/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.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln?
Yes. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln support persistent identifiers?
No. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln 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 Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln in?
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln?
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 Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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