Verify users from THGA Bochum
THGA Bochum 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 THGA Bochum by having them sign in with their THGA Bochum 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
- Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola
- Description
- Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola Bochum
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- https://www.thga.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://checkin.thga.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 THGA Bochum?
Yes. THGA Bochum participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their THGA Bochum account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does THGA Bochum support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. THGA Bochum 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 THGA Bochum in?
THGA Bochum is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from THGA Bochum?
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 THGA Bochum. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from THGA Bochum?
Start the demo and authenticate with THGA Bochum, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.