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