15Connect: the sovereign trusted solution for age verification

Trusted third party, legal compliance, standard API integration, double anonymity guaranteed

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Deploy within days a reliable age verification solution, compliant with French and European regulations and operated by Docaposte, a subsidiary of La Poste Group.

15Connect, Docaposte’s age verification solution

Platforms have a legal obligation to check the age of their users. Regulatory compliance, data protection, ease of integration: 15Connect brings these three requirements together in a single solution.

For your platform

  • A single API, different age verification methods
  • Deployable in just a few days
  • No personal data received on the platform side
  • Service continuity guaranteed: the three verification methods are available simultaneously

For your users

  • Several methods to choose from depending on their preferences
  • Seamless, instantaneous flow
  • The age verification solution used does not know how the proof will be used and preserves the user’s personal data confidentiality

100% of minors covered thanks to the combination of three complementary methods

Whichever method is chosen, your platform receives only an age confirmation, with no personal data about the user.

Use La Poste Digital Identity

  • Instant
  • Coverage: 9 million people
  • Authentication via an eIDAS Substantial-certified account

Enter EduConnect credentials (authentication service of the Ministry of National Education)

  • Instant
  • Coverage: 90% of minors
  • Authentication via the student’s school credentials

Present an ID document

  • Under 1 minute
  • Coverage: 100% of the population
  • Automatic reading of the ID document

The wallet

  • Instant
  • Coverage: compatible with the EUDIW wallet, the forthcoming European wallet (eIDAS 2.0)
  • Authentication via the user’s digital identity wallet. *Integration in progress

Verify age with L’Identité Numérique La Poste

The user authenticates in just a few seconds with their L’Identité Numérique La Poste app, without sharing personal data with the platform. A solution already used by more than 9 million people.

Verify age with an identity document

The user presents their identity document, automatically read in less than a minute, without sharing personal data with the platform.

Verify age with EduConnect

The student authenticates with their EduConnect school credentials, without sharing personal data with the platform. This demo illustrates the automatic blocking of a user under 15 years old.

Age verification in few figures

100%

of minors covered

3

verification methods available

9M

La Poste Digital Identity users

Why choose 15Connect?

Because your teams face constraints, 15Connect was designed to address three key needs:

Assured compliance

  • Anticipate the Miller bill (social networks)
  • Meet DSA (Digital Services Act) requirements
  • No personal data on the platform side
  • Avoid any risk of penalties

Simple & fast integration

  • A standard API integration
  • Three verification methods available, with no additional development
  • Technical support from Docaposte Preserved user experience

Double anonymity guaranteed by architecture: no personal data is transmitted to your platform

  • A verified age, never estimated
  • A verified age, never estimated
  • Seamless, frictionless flow

Double anonymity, the cornerstone of 15Connect

  1. The user visits a site that requires age verification
  2. They click the 15Connect button
  3. They choose a solution to prove their age
  4. The solution sends the age proof WITHOUT personal data to 15Connect
  5. 15Connect transmits an age-proof token to the site*
  6. The site does not know the user’s identity nor the verification method used

15Connect acts as a privacy buffer between your platform and the verification solutions.

On the one hand, your platform receives only confirmation that the user meets the required age—neither their identity nor the verification method used.

On the other hand, the verification solutions do not know on which site the age proof is requested.

A recognized trusted third party committed to protecting minors online

Committed to child protection:

  • Work on child welfare topics with ASE (child social services)
  • Involvement in discussions on the SREN Act and the Miller bill
  • Design of the 18Connect and 15Connect solutions

Strong, proven identity expertise:

  • More than 9 million people in France already use La Poste Digital Identity, a sovereign and inclusive solution
  • 150+ experts, the largest team on the market dedicated to digital identity

A sovereign and inclusive company:

  • 100% publicly owned
  • Solutions operated in-house, hosted in France
  • Trusted operator for the French State on critical matters
  • User support available at post offices to create their La Poste Digital Identity

Age verification for minors: a legal obligation in France and Europe for platforms

The SREN Act (No. 2024-449 of May 21, 2024) already mandates age verification on adult content platforms.

The Miller bill extends this obligation to social networks with a ban for all children under 15.

With 15Connect, you comply with current regulations:

  • Double anonymity: your platform receives no personal data about the user, and the age verification solution does not know on which site or for what purpose the age proof was used
  • Verified, not estimated age: actual date-of-birth control, with no selfie-based estimation
  • Full coverage: the solution applies to both minors and adults, with no exclusions
  • Use of a sovereign, neutral, and impartial trusted third party

15Connect gives you the means to do it. Contact our experts for a personalized demo and integration support.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The SREN Act targets adult content platforms. The Miller bill extends the obligation to social networks (digital age of majority at 15). Any online service likely to be used by minors must comply with the requirements of the DSA (Digital Services Act).

15Connect acts as a privacy buffer: the user proves their age without revealing their identity to the platform, and the age verification solution does not know which site is being accessed. The site receives only an age proof with no personal data.

15Connect relies on a standard API integration. Implementation can be completed in a few days. Docaposte provides dedicated technical support and comprehensive.

No. No personal data can be communicated to the platform. Verification is one-off: once the age proof is issued, session data is deleted. 15Connect strictly complies with the GDPR and CNIL requirements.

Yes. 15Connect was designed from the outset to meet the requirements of the Miller bill. This bill incorporates the entirety of the DSA: double anonymity, precise verification (verified age, not estimated), full coverage of minors, and the role of a sovereign trusted third party. The solution is operational and can be deployed immediately.

EduConnect is the authentication service of the French Ministry of National Education, used by students to access school services. During verification, the student authenticates with their school credentials. EduConnect transmits only the age confirmation to 15Connect; no personal data is shared with your platform.

If a method is temporarily unavailable, it appears greyed out in the interface. The other methods remain available, with no service interruption for your users.

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*An age-proof token is a signed, secure technical confirmation that the user meets the required age; no personal data is transmitted.!

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