Verify users from Universität Mannheim
Universität Mannheim 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 Mannheim by having them sign in with their Universität Mannheim 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 Mannheim
- Description
- - Mitglieder der Universität Mannheim - Externe Nutzer der Universitätsbibliothek - Mitglieder von Absolventum e.V.
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uni-mannheim.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.
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Universität Mannheim?
Yes. Universität Mannheim participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universität Mannheim account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universität Mannheim support persistent identifiers?
No. Universität Mannheim 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 Mannheim in?
Universität Mannheim is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Universität Mannheim?
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 Mannheim. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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