Verify users from Universität Potsdam
Universität 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 Universität Potsdam by having them sign in with their Universität 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
- Die Universität Potsdam bietet einen zentralen Authentifizierungs- und Autorisierungsdienst auf Basis von Shibboleth an.
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.uni-potsdam.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 Potsdam?
Yes. Universität Potsdam participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universität Potsdam account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universität Potsdam support persistent identifiers?
No. Universität 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 Universität Potsdam in?
Universität Potsdam is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Universität 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 Universität Potsdam. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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