Verify users from eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO)
eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) is a member of eduId.hu, 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 eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) by having them sign in with their eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Hungary
- Federation
- eduId.hu
Institution details
- Organization
- NIIF - Nemzeti Információs Infrastruktúra Fejlesztési Intézet
- Description
- eduID.hu HREF Virtual Home Organization (VHO)
- Country
- Hungary
- Website
- https://www.eduid.hu
- SAML Entity ID
https://vho.eduid.hu/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Federation
- eduId.hu
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
- technical
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO)?
Yes. eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) participates in eduId.hu, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) in?
eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO) is located in Hungary.
How do I verify students from eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO)?
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 eduID.hu Virtual Home (VHO). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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