Verify users from Universität zu Köln
Universität zu Köln 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 zu Köln by having them sign in with their Universität zu Köln 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 zu Köln
- Description
- Identity Provider der Universität zu Köln
- Country
- Germany
- Website
- http://www.uni-koeln.de
- SAML Entity ID
https://idp.rrz.uni-koeln.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 zu Köln?
Yes. Universität zu Köln participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Universität zu Köln account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Universität zu Köln support persistent identifiers?
No. Universität zu Köln 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 zu Köln in?
Universität zu Köln is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Universität zu Köln?
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 zu Köln. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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