Verify users from ESO - European Southern Observatory
ESO - European Southern Observatory 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 ESO - European Southern Observatory by having them sign in with their ESO - European Southern Observatory 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
- ESO - Europäische Südsternwarte
- Description
- ESO baut und betreibt astronomische Teleskope
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- https://www.eso.org
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.eso.org/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
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with ESO - European Southern Observatory?
Yes. ESO - European Southern Observatory participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their ESO - European Southern Observatory account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does ESO - European Southern Observatory support persistent identifiers?
No. ESO - European Southern Observatory 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 ESO - European Southern Observatory in?
ESO - European Southern Observatory is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from ESO - European Southern Observatory?
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 ESO - European Southern Observatory. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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