no, it has nothing to do with a “stupid” law, it seems to me the article is misleading. It has to do with being a trusted source of identity information and fscking up very thoroughly:
The university of Giessen is providing it’s members identity services for the DFN Network (German Research Network) with a high degree of reliance called _advanced_.
This degree requires that „for identification, users must present themselves in person with an official ID. The enrolment and recruitment procedures established by the universities are considered as equivalent.“
( see https://doku.tid.dfn.de/en:degrees_of_reliance )
It seems to me that this university’s services are a very interesting target.
The university of Giessen is providing it’s members identity services for the DFN Network (German Research Network) with a high degree of reliance called _advanced_.
This degree requires that „for identification, users must present themselves in person with an official ID. The enrolment and recruitment procedures established by the universities are considered as equivalent.“ ( see https://doku.tid.dfn.de/en:degrees_of_reliance )
It seems to me that this university’s services are a very interesting target.