e-CPS
A mobile app to identify health professionals and access digital services
What is CPS ?
The health professional card, or CPS card, is a digital ID for healthcare workers. It attests of its holder’s qualifications and identity. The card is issued by the ANS, which is the certifying authority designated for the health sector.
The technical framework is proposed for development purposes, with the aim to boost new digital solutions that implement the security functionalities of the CPS card.
Regardless of the exploitation system used (Windows, MacOS, Linux), the technical framework provides you with guidelines to:
- Program the CPS security services APIs;
- Integrate the CPS card management logic on a desktop;
- Understand the impact of CPS card ergonomics on a desktop;
- Access CPS directories, to obtain public key certificates and revocation lists (CRL).
Discover and use
The CPS card contains the following information about its holder:
- Identity
- Professional qualifications
- Practice activities
- Digital certificates that guarantee the authenticity of the information provided
CPS in numbers
1,556,950 CPx-type cards are currently active
830,023 active CPS cards
48,577 CPF (Training Personnel Card) are currently active
How to order CPS test cards
Step 1: Browse the catalogue of test products
Step 2: Return the complete order form
Note: In part 3.1, “Test CPS usage”, describe the uses intended for your project and the test cards.
Choose the right product for your operating system
Win 10 : Minidriver CPS
The Minidriver is the latest generation of pilots for Microsoft, in particular for chip card products.
It allows the use of two features of the CPS3 card: the contact feature and the contactless feature (conform to the IAS-ECC standard).
Warning: Cryptolib CPS is required to be installed prior to using the MiniDriverCPS in order to insure compatibility.
Use the CPS Gestion app to use the card in complement to the MiniDriver
Mac : Token driver
Token driver is installed at the same time as the CPS Gestion app.
Linux : Cryptolib
There is no driver for Linux, but you can deploy Cryptolib to use it.
CPS Cryptolib is a software component to connect CPS cards with digital apps meant for the management of health practices and pharmacies.
Cryptolib is necessary to exploit all the possibilities offered by the CPS card, such as electronic signature, contactless forms and health insurance authentication. Cryptolib is set up on web browser in order to allow access to the DMP portal. It must be installed on your computer to let you use CPS cards.
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Useful documentation
Should you wish to have more information about test development products and their usages, read about the technical framework for test products:
Frequently Asked Questions
The ANS answers the most common questions about the CPS card and framework
[ Date de mise à jour : 20 May. 2023 ]
Topic: Global theme
Product / Service : CPS Technical Framework
CPx cards issued before December 2020 have a contactless chip that prevents from overwriting its code.
The new CPS R3V3 cards that are now in circulation have a Mifare Desfire chip. These cards can stock crypto-secret keys that work with the Mifare Desfire protocol.
All the information about this feature is available in the Manual to deploy contactless CPx cards (available to download below). One must be cautious about the data inserted in the chip’s writing code.
We strongly advise against using this section of the chip to stock access rights. The ANS recommends you to use the ANSSI guidelines on using a "transparent" reader in connected mode. This does not involve a cryptographic protocol during a badge authentication – only the UTL (logic treatment unit) takes part in the cryptographic protocol.
ANSSI advises against setting up a “smart” badge allowing a double authentication breaking from the UTL.
All the recommendations on securing systems for physical access and video projection are available in the document below, "Recommendations on securing systems for physical and video projection access".
[ Date de mise à jour : 20 May. 2023 ]
Topic: Global theme
Product / Service : CPS Technical Framework
This midware allows the interfacing between computer applications, such as the Vivoptim doctors portal and the CPS card.
[ Date de mise à jour : 20 May. 2023 ]
Topic: Global theme
Product / Service : CPS Technical Framework
It is compulsory to have an individual CPx-type card to log in to the INSi teleservice. Three types of cards are supported: CPS, CPE, CPF.
[ Date de mise à jour : 20 May. 2023 ]
Topic: How to use e-CPS
Product / Service : e-CPS
Watch our video about the activation and usage of the e-CPS card:
The ANS can walk you through the process
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