Verify users from University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN)
University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) 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 Technology Nuremberg (UTN) by having them sign in with their University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) 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
- Technische Universität Nürnberg (UTN)
- Description
- University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN)
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://www.sso.utn.de/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php- Scopes
- utn.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 Technology Nuremberg (UTN)?
Yes. University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) support persistent identifiers?
No. University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) 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 Technology Nuremberg (UTN) in?
University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN) is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from University of Technology Nuremberg (UTN)?
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 Technology Nuremberg (UTN). The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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