Verify users from Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters)
Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) 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 Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) by having them sign in with their Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) 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
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., Verwaltungen
- Description
- Max Planck Society
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.global.mpg.de/idp- Scopes
- mpg.devw.mpg.de
- 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 Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters)?
Yes. Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) support persistent identifiers?
No. Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) 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 Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) in?
Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters) is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters)?
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 Max Planck Society (Administrative Headquarters). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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