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