Verify users from RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University 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 RWTH Aachen University by having them sign in with their RWTH Aachen University 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
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
- Description
- Users: Member at the RWTH Aachen University
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.rz.rwth-aachen.de/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
- administrative
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University?
Yes. RWTH Aachen University participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their RWTH Aachen University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does RWTH Aachen University support persistent identifiers?
No. RWTH Aachen University 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 RWTH Aachen University in?
RWTH Aachen University is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from RWTH Aachen University?
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 RWTH Aachen University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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