Verify users from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) 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 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) by having them sign in with their Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) 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
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Description
- Identity Provider der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://www.sso.uni-erlangen.de/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- 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 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)?
Yes. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) support persistent identifiers?
No. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) 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 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in?
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)?
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 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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