Verify users from Universität Hamburg (UHH)
Universität Hamburg (UHH) 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 Universität Hamburg (UHH) by having them sign in with their Universität Hamburg (UHH) 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 Hamburg
- Description
- Zentraler Login-Server der Universität Hamburg
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://login.uni-hamburg.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 Universität Hamburg (UHH)?
Yes. Universität Hamburg (UHH) participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universität Hamburg (UHH) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universität Hamburg (UHH) support persistent identifiers?
No. Universität Hamburg (UHH) 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 Universität Hamburg (UHH) in?
Universität Hamburg (UHH) is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Universität Hamburg (UHH)?
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 Universität Hamburg (UHH). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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