Verify users from Universität Trier
Universität Trier 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 Trier by having them sign in with their Universität Trier 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 Trier
- Description
- Universitaet Trier IdP (shibboleth.uni-trier.de)
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://shibboleth.uni-trier.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 Trier?
Yes. Universität Trier participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universität Trier account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universität Trier support persistent identifiers?
No. Universität Trier 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 Trier in?
Universität Trier is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Universität Trier?
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 Trier. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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Start the demo and authenticate with Universität Trier, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.