Verify users from Weizenbaum Institute
Weizenbaum Institute 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 Weizenbaum Institute by having them sign in with their Weizenbaum Institute 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
- Weizenbaum-Institut für die vernetzte Gesellschaft - Das Deutsche Internet-Institut
- Description
- Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society – The German Internet Institute
- Country
- Germany
- SAML Entity ID
https://saml.weizenbaum-institut.de- Scopes
- weizenbaum-institut.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.
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
- technical
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Weizenbaum Institute?
Yes. Weizenbaum Institute participates in DFN-AAI, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Weizenbaum Institute account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Weizenbaum Institute support persistent identifiers?
No. Weizenbaum Institute 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 Weizenbaum Institute in?
Weizenbaum Institute is located in Germany.
How do I verify students from Weizenbaum Institute?
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 Weizenbaum Institute. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
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