Verify users from Trier University
Trier 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 Trier University by having them sign in with their Trier 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
- Universität Trier
- Description
- Trier University IdP (shibboleth.uni-trier.de)
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.uni-trier.de/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- uni-trier.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.
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Trier University?
Yes. Trier University participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Trier University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Trier University support persistent identifiers?
No. Trier 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 Trier University in?
Trier University is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Trier 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 Trier University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Trier University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Trier University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.