Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM)
Verify users from Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM)
Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) is a member of ACOnet Identity Federation, 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 Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) by having them sign in with their Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- Austria
- Federation
- ACOnet Identity Federation
Institution details
- Organization
- Naturhistorische Museum Wien
- Country
- Austria
- Website
- https://nhm-wien.ac.at/
- SAML Entity ID
https://nhm-eduid.nhm-wien.ac.at/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- nhm-wien.ac.at
- Federation
- ACOnet Identity Federation
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.
- support
- technical
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM)?
Yes. Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) participates in ACOnet Identity Federation, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) in?
Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM) is located in Austria.
How do I verify students from Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM)?
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 Natural History Museum Vienna (NHM). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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