Health Pro Authentication (Pro Santé Connect)

Referential for digital identification

What is Pro Santé Connect?

Pro Santé Connect is the provider of health professionals ID in France. It’s a free, standard service (OpenID protocol) developed and managed by the ANS.

With Pro Santé Connect, health professionals listed in the Health Directory (Annuaire Santé) can authenticate themselves in a simple, secured and unified manner. They may log in to digital health services and navigate seamlessly from one to another.

As of January 2023, Pro Santé Connect authentication will be compulsory for all digital health services deemed “sensitive” (in the sense defined by the PGSSI-S guidelines). Delegating your service authentications to the ANS brings you the image of trust and security associated with Pro Santé Connect, while remaining conform to regulatory requirements.

Discover and use

Health Pro Authentication allows your clients to: 

  • Identify themselves to access health service via a single ID;
  • Navigate from one service to the other without having to re-enter your details;
  • Centralise and harmonise authentication data, reducing risks of security leaks and cyberattacks.

There are two authentication means currently available:

  • CPS card
  • e-CPS app

Health Pro Authentication in numbers

148 connected services

4 874 714 authentications last month

55% connections done via e-CPS

11 346 207 Monthly authentications at peak activity

Pro Santé Connect (Health Pro Authentication) Overview

Useful documentation

The Pro Santé Connect (PSC) toolkit sets out the requirements that must be met by a service provider wishing to implement Health Pro Authentication. It also provides specific recommendations on this process.

It is aimed at service providers that wish to implement – or have already implemented – the Federating Tool for the Digital ID Provider PSC.

Key service dates

2019

The service opens - eCPS activation with a CPS card

2020

e-CPS activation function using correspondence details

2021

CIBA Demo (the ANS joins the OpenID community)

Videos

Pro Santé Connect (PSC)

Pro Santé Connect | Impact de la bascule ADELI

Pro Santé Connect | Implémenter la déconnexion

Frequently Asked Questions

The ANS answers the most common questions about Health Pro Authentication (Pro Santé Connect)

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No, there is no certification required.

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Pro Santé Connect is highly available.

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The list of connected services is available online.

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