Six niveaux, du cachet qualifié à la signature qualifiée. Le prix suit le coût réel de chacun, et la liste se lit de haut en bas comme une échelle.
Simple — Email OTP
The integrity and authenticity of the document are protected by a qualified eIDAS electronic seal from Goodflag. Suitable for signing transactions of limited risk and value: INPI (French intellectual property office) formalities requiring a simple signature, invoices, expense claims, etc.
What you need: Nothing more than the email address you have already verified.
1 star
Simple — SMS OTP
Same seal and same uses as level 1, but access to the signature is protected by a code received by SMS: the evidence of consent is strengthened.
What you need: A mobile phone able to receive SMS.
2 stars
Advanced — FranceConnect
Advanced signature at the best price. Your identity is provided by FranceConnect (the French state's login service): it is therefore verified, and an input error will stop the signature without using up your stars. Suitable for signing transactions of moderate risk and value: INPI formalities requiring an advanced signature, commercial deeds, employment contracts, property leases, etc.
What you need: An account with any FranceConnect identity provider: impots.gouv.fr (the French tax portal), ameli (French health insurance), etc. Nationality plays no part: anyone who files a tax return in France or is covered by French social security has one. Some authenticate you directly in the browser, others send you to their mobile app: in that case, keep your phone within reach.
3 stars
Advanced — SMS OTP
Same signature and same uses as level 3, notably for INPI formalities. A certificate is issued in your first and last names: the cryptographic signature is legally attached to you, and not merely to the signing journey. Check the spelling of your identity scrupulously: it will not be verified, and a mistake cannot be corrected afterwards.
What you need: A mobile phone able to receive SMS. Warning: nobody verifies your identity at this level — the certificate will be issued in the first and last names you entered, exactly as typed.
4 stars
Qualified — France Identité
The highest level recognised by the eIDAS regulation: the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature. Suitable for signing transactions of high risk and value: private deeds, acknowledgements of debt, bank loans, life insurance contracts, etc. Same price as level 6: choose whichever of the two identities you already have.
What you need: For French nationals only. A credit-card-sized French national identity card, which neither a passport nor a residence permit can replace. It must have been activated in the France Identité app (the French national digital ID app) after certification at a town hall: this is not something you can improvise on the day of signing. When signing, have the card and the smartphone on which the app is installed: you can sign from a computer or on your phone, but your identity is proven on the phone, which reads the card's chip contactlessly.
5 stars
Qualified — Identité Numérique La Poste
A qualified signature available without an electronic identity card, at the cost of enrolling beforehand with La Poste. Same price as level 5: choose whichever of the two identities you already have.
What you need: An Identité Numérique La Poste (La Poste's digital identity), which is free to obtain but requires one of these three documents, currently valid: a French identity card, a French passport, or a residence permit valid for at least five years. A foreign identity document is therefore not enough, but a residence permit makes it available without French nationality. When signing, have the smartphone on which the app is installed and its PIN: you can sign from a computer or on your phone, but your identity is proven on the phone.
5 stars
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