Scopes and Claims

Objective

The data returned by L’Identité Numérique La Poste is defined through OpenID Connect scopes.

👉 A scope corresponds to a set of data (claims) requested by the partner during authentication.

Principle

During the `/authorize` call, the partner specifies the requested data:

scope=openid+profile+email+phone

👉 LINLP returns data only if the following 3 conditions are met:

the data is requested or preconfigured by default
the data is authorized in the LINLP configuration
the data is consented to by the user

Key Concepts

Term	Description
Scope	Group of data
Claim	Individual data item
id_token	Contains claims
/userinfo	Returns claims

⚠️ Unverified Data: Preferred Name

⚠️ The `preferred_username` field (preferred / usage name) is not verified by LINLP.

This data is freely entered by the user
It is not checked during identity verification
It is often missing or outdated on identity documents

👉 As a result:

it must not be used as reference identity data
it should be considered informational only

Available Scopes

Scope openid

Claim	Description	Format	Example
sub	Unique user identifier	UUID	075ccece-6699-4c08-80ca-27a6af136b68

Scope profile

Claim	Description	Format	Example
given_name	Given names	String	Jean Pierre
family_name	Birth name	String	DUPONT
preferred_username	Preferred name (unverified)	String	MARTIN
gender	Gender (Male / Female)	String	Male

Scope birth

Claim	Description	Format	Example
birthdate	Date of birth	YYYY-MM-DD	1990-05-10
birthplace	INSEE city code	String (5)	75109
birthplace_label	Label of the city	String	Paris 9e Arrondissement
birthdepartment	Department	String	75
birthcountry	Country of birth	String (5)	99100
birthcountry_iso	Birth country (ISO format)	String (2)	FR

Scope email

Claim	Description	Format	Example
email	Email address	email	jean.dupont@mail.com
email_verified	Verified email	boolean	true

Scope phone

Claim	Description	Format	Example
phone_number	Phone number	+33XXXXXXXXX	+33601020304
phone_number_verified	Verified phone number	boolean	true

Scope nationality

Claim	Description	Format	Example
nationality	Nationality	JSON {code, label}	{“code”:“FRA”,“label”:“French”}

Scope digital_identity_metadata

Claim	Description	Format	Example
digital_identity_creation_date	Identity creation date	datetime	2025-01-17T08:23:27.000Z
digital_identity_expiration_date	Expiration date	datetime	2030-01-17T08:23:27.000Z

Scope identity_document_metadata

Claim	Description	Format	Example
identity_document_mrz	Identity document MRZ line	String	IDFRAXXXXXXX005«««««««<999999XXXXXXXXFRA«««««<9XXXXXX«XXXXX««««««««<
identity_document_type	Document type	String	ID_CARD
identity_document_number	Document number	String	123BRA456
identity_document_expiration_date	Document expiration date	Date	2030-01-18
identity_document_emitting_country	Issuing country	String	FRA
identity_document_emitting_date	Issue date	Date	2020-01-18

Additional Data

Some data may be returned in addition to scopes:

Claim	Description	Format	Example
ccu_id	Internal La Poste identifier	String (13)	5572916534921
splitted_given_name	Split given names	JSON	{“first_name”:“Jean”,“middle_name”:“Pierre”}
majority	Adult status	boolean	true

Structured Data

Some data is returned as JSON objects:

Nationality

"nationality": {
  "code": "FRA",
  "label": "French"
}

Structured Phone

"phone": {
  "country_prefix": "+33",
  "phone_number": "601020304"
}

Detailed Given Names

"splitted_given_name": {
  "first_name": "Jean",
  "middle_name": "Pierre Louis"
}

Example Response (/userinfo)

{
  "sub": "5577832670193",
  "given_name": "Jean Pierre",
  "family_name": "Dupont",
  "preferred_username": "Martin",
  "birthdate": "1990-05-10",
  "email": "jean.dupont@mail.com",
  "phone_number": "+33601020304"
}

Best Practices

⚠️ Request only necessary data Apply the data minimization principle.

⚠️ Do not use preferred name as trusted identity data Use `family_name` as reference.

Points of Attention

⚠️ Scopes must be approved in advance Unauthorized scopes cannot be requested.

⚠️ Formats are standardized Respect expected formats (date, INSEE codes, etc.).

Good to Know

💡 All data:

is transmitted only after user consent
may vary depending on partner configuration

Summary

Data is controlled through scopes
Claims are individual data items
Data is returned in JWT and JSON formats
Preferred name is declarative and unverified data

Next Step

👉 Understand tokens:

JWT and UserInfo

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