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