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France Identité is a mobile application developed by the French government, allowing users to prove their identity online or in person. The beta version was launched in 2022..^[1], prior to a nationwide roll-out in 2024^[2]; the app is based on the national identity card, and is part of the inter-ministerial digital identity programme^[3]. In particular, it allows users to authenticate their identity via FranceConnect^[4], to integrate digital documents such as driving licences^[5], and to generate single-use identification documents^[6].

France Identité is also aligned with the implementation of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) established in the revised eIDAS regulation adopted in 2024, and constitutes one of the national iterations of this regulation.

An inter-ministerial programme on digital identity was launched in 2018^[7], within the wider context of structuring public policy on digital identification and trust. In 2020, the work of the National digital council (CNNum) helped to clarify the concept of the "sovereign" digital ID ("identité numérique régalienne") and its principles (user protection, data restrictions, equality of access)^{[8] [9]}.

In 2021, France rolled out its new electronic national ID card (CNIe)^[10], which includes an electronic component containing biometric data, notably in order to align with (EU) regulation 2019/1157 of 20 June 2019^[11]. This card constitutes the technical format on which France Identité is based.

In April 2022, a government decree authorised the creation of the "digital identity guarantee service" ("Service de garantie de l’identité numérique, or SGIN)^[12] to be jointly implemented by the Ministry of the Interior and France Titres, which would serve as the basis of France Identité.

The beta version of the application was launched in May 2022 on Android, followed by iOS in October 2022^[13]. It was rolled out to the general public on 14 February 2024^[14], when the integration of the digital driving license^[15] was also announced.

France Identité works by pairing a national ID card (bank card format) with a compatible smartphone. In order to create a digital identity, the user must be at least 18 years old, hold a valid national ID card and have a compatible smartphone (minimum Android 11 with NFC activated, or iOS 16.6 minimum)^[16].

Activation involves performing a contactless scan of the chip on the ID card using the telephone's NFC technology, then setting up a personal code. This code is required in order to authorise each use of the digital identity. An internet connection is required during activation, and for certain online operations. This connection is not required for certain in-person uses, such as presenting one's driving license during a traffic stop.

Use of the application is optional. Users can create their France Identité digital identity on their own, once they have received their ID card (in bank card format) or when they are picking up an official ID document from their town hall.

The level of guarantee^[17] for the digital identity can be enhanced via a certification procedure carried out at the town hall.

This certification is based on a physical ID check and fingerprint comparison, thereby confirming that the account user is the rightful holder of the associated ID card^[18].

Any user may submit a certification request using the France Identité app, then generate a QR Code and visit their local town hall to finalise the certification. Since 2025, users have been able to obtain this certification when picking up their national ID card (CNI) from their local town hall^[19].

The certified digital identity allows access to operations requiring heightened security, notably including a completely paperless procedure for setting up proxy voting, or access to certain services using FranceConnect+.

France Identité is aligned with the European eIDAS regulation (EU) n°910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services^[20]. The revised regulation adopted in 2024 (often referred to as "eIDAS 2^[21]") encompasses the implementation of a European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet), which each Member State will need to offer its citizens by the end of 2026^[22].

The Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF), published by the European Commission, defines a benchmark architecture and shared technical principles (interoperability, security and data protection from the design phase onwards)^[23]. This document is not legally binding, but aims to ensure compatibility between national wallets within the European Union. France Identité is designed based on the principles of the ARF, and presented as France's national wallet in alignment with the concept of European interoperability.

France Identité is an optional service, the use of which is at the sole discretion of the user. The digital identity is based on the electronic national ID card, which is the size and shape of a bank card and uses a secure chip to store data. In accordance with Decree n°2022-676 of 26 April 2022, the application can read data from the electronic component, with the exception of the scanned image of the user's fingerprints^[24].

The service falls within the purview of the "digital identity guarantee service" (Service de garantie de l’identité numérique, or SGIN), which is jointly overseen by the Ministry of the Interior and France Titres (the administrative body responsible for issuing secure documents). The data categories that may be processed by the application, as well as the terms and conditions of their conservation, are codified under the aforementioned decree (surname, given name, first name, date of birth, nationality, gender, etc.). Identity-related data is primarily stored on the user's smartphone, while certain technical data and information relating to the management of the user account may be processed on SGIN servers, under the conditions stipulated by this regulatory framework.

No sharing of data with a third party can occur without the user's explicit consent. During authentication (particularly via FranceConnect) or when sharing an electronic certificate, only the data which is required in order to provide the service in question is shared with the authorised recipient(s). According to official documentation, this data is never used for commercial purposes^[25].

The service is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to French law on digital technology and freedoms ("loi Informatique et Libertés"). It falls within an oversight framework which notably includes the National commission for information technology and civil liberties (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés , or CNIL) and the security requirements established by the national Agency for Information System Security (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information, or ANSSI).

The revised eIDAS European regulation adopted in 2024 provides for the creation of a European Digital Identity Wallet or EUDI Wallet)^[36].

This wallet must enable EU citizens to store and present, using a mobile application, identification data or verifiable electronic certificates (e.g. a driving licence, diplomas, administrative documents), in order to access public or private services within the European Union.

Each Member State has to offer its citizens a digital identity wallet by no later than the end of 2026.  In this context, France Identité is tasked with creating the digital identity wallet offered by France, in compliance with the technical specifications defined by the European Commission in its Architecture and Reference Framework (ARF)^[37].

Several European pilot projects aim to test the uses and interoperability of national wallets. France is contributing to these trial projects through France Titres. France notably coordinated the POTENTIAL (2023-2025)^[38], one of the European pilot projects devoted to the digital identity wallet. It reprised this role within the APTITUDE (2025-2027) consortium, which produced experimental use cases for crossing borders, travel and mobility, the digital vehicle registration and payment^[39]

At the national level, the service is based notably on decree n°2022-676 of 26 April 2022, authorising the processing of data by the Service de garantie de l’identité numérique (SGIN), jointly implemented by the Ministry of the Interior and  et France Titres.

At the European level, the eIDAS regulation (EU) n°910/2014 provides a framework for electronic identification and trust services. It was modified by (EU) regulation 2024/1183 establishing a European framework for a digital identity (commonly referred to as "eIDAS 2").

The revised eIDAS regulation adopted in 2024 sets out a calendar for the implementation of the European digital identity wallet (EUDI Wallet). Member States have to offer their citizens a digital identity wallet by the end of 2026. From the end of 2027, certain major platforms and private companies will have to recognise these wallets when providing access to their services, in accordance with the obligations contained within the regulation^[40]

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