Verify users from Hochschule Hannover
Hochschule Hannover 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 Hochschule Hannover by having them sign in with their Hochschule Hannover 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
- Hochschule Hannover
- Description
- IDP der Hochschule Hannover
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.hs-hannover.de/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 Hochschule Hannover?
Yes. Hochschule Hannover participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Hochschule Hannover account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Hochschule Hannover support persistent identifiers?
No. Hochschule Hannover 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 Hochschule Hannover in?
Hochschule Hannover is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Hochschule Hannover?
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 Hochschule Hannover. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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