Agent cards

There are two types of certificates on the agent card:

  • ‘State Administration Officials’
  • ‘Local Authority Officials’

The ‘State Administration Stakeholders’ (AAE) card

The ‘State Administration Stakeholders’ (AAE) card is used in the following projects:

  • Cards’ led by the Ministry of Culture;
  • OFII (French Office for Immigration and Integration);
  • and COMEDEC (Electronic Communication of Civil Status Data).
What is it used for?

This smart card enables the holder to authenticate themselves on information systems and to sign electronically using the two personal certificates it contains.
 

These signature cards comply with the General Security Framework (RGS) at the highest level, i.e. level 3* (RGS ***).
 

The ‘Local Authority Officials’ (ACT) card

The ACT card is used in the following projects:

  •  COMEDEC (Electronic Communication of Civil Status Data);
  • and SAIP (Public Alert and Information System).
What is it used for?

This smart card enables the holder to authenticate themselves on these systems and to sign electronically using the two personal certificates it contains.

The Agreement

The ANTS provides local governments with authentication and signature cards as part of the State's digitisation projects.

To be able to use these cards, local governments must sign the card agreement.

At the end of the municipality's COMEDEC registration process, which is completed by clicking on: you can download the two agreements that describe:

  • how to obtain it
  • how to assign
  • and use the cards
  • and the reciprocal obligations of each party.

The signed agreement must be mailed to ANTS at the following address:
 

ANTS - Convention Cartes COMEDEC

Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés

101-103 rue de Tolbiac

75013 Paris

The agreement can also be sent electronically to: ants-convention@interieur.gouv.fr
 

IT prerequisites

The Card Agreement is accompanied by an appendix, "The Municipality and its Information System", which must be completed and returned with the membership agreement.

This appendix identifies the local government's IT characteristics in order to determine its compatibility between the tools used and the card management app.
 

The workstation prerequisites for using the signature tools are:
 

OS: Windows 8 or Windows 10

Java machine (JRE version >= 1.8).

Internet Explorer, version 11 or higher or Firefox ESR portable version provided by ANTS.
 

Installation methods and kit

The card reader installation kit contains:

  • IAS ECC software installation programs (Middleware)
  • The "WlSignerXades" signature library.

All the installation procedures are described in the guide "ANTS Agent Card Station: User Environment Installation".

  • The installation guide for local governments
  • The installation guide for national agencies

Configuring a workstation to access COMEDEC requires installing middleware (64 or 32 bits), a JRE java 1.8 version or higher, and Internet Explorer 11 or Firefox ESR mobile browser.
 

Depending on whether your computer has a 32- or 64-bit processor, the documentation and programs can be downloaded.
 

Download and support
  • For Comedec, on this page "Download middleware" you will find what you need to connect to COMEDEC.
  • For IAS-ECC software and middleware: Download middleware [link to large document] - Do not use COMEDEC.
  • A dedicated support team can be contacted by e-mail at ants-comedec@interieur.gouv.fr