Verify users from Eawag
Eawag is a member of SWITCHaai, 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 Eawag by having them sign in with their Eawag account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- Yes
- Country
- Switzerland
- Federation
- SWITCHaai
Institution details
- Organization
- Eawag
- Description
- Eawag - Aquatic Research
- Country
- Switzerland
- Website
- http://www.eawag.ch/
- SAML Entity ID
https://aai.eawag.ch/idp/shibboleth- Federation
- SWITCHaai
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.
- technical
- support
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Eawag?
Yes. Eawag participates in SWITCHaai, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Eawag account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Eawag support persistent identifiers?
Yes. Eawag advertises support for persistent NameIDs, so a stable authIdentifier is usually available in verification sessions — ideal for recognizing returning users across logins.
Which country is Eawag in?
Eawag is located in Switzerland.
How do I verify students from Eawag?
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 Eawag. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Eawag?
Start the demo and authenticate with Eawag, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.