Verify users from University of Erfurt
University of Erfurt 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 University of Erfurt by having them sign in with their University of Erfurt 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 Erfurt
- Description
- Shibboleth Identity Provider University of Erfurt
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.uni-erfurt.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://sinope.uni-erfurt.de/idp/shibboleth- Scopes
- uni-erfurt.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 University of Erfurt?
Yes. University of Erfurt participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Erfurt account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Erfurt support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Erfurt 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 University of Erfurt in?
University of Erfurt is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from University of Erfurt?
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 University of Erfurt. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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