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