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Environments
Objective
Present the environments available to integrate L’Identité Numérique La Poste.
👉 Two environments are available:
- Sandbox
- Production
Sandbox
Environment intended for:
- development
- technical testing
- project acceptance testing
- user journey validation
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Usage | Development / Testing |
| Data | Test accounts |
| Availability | Non-production |
| Credentials | Sandbox specific |
Production
Environment intended for:
- real users
- business use cases
- live journeys
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Usage | Live operations |
| Data | Real users |
| Availability | Production |
| Credentials | Production specific |
URLs
| Environment | URL |
|---|---|
| Sandbox | https://authent.pprod.lidentitenumerique.laposte.fr |
| Production | https://authent.lidentitenumerique.laposte.fr |
Credentials
⚠️ Credentials are different for each environment:
- `client_id`
- `client_secret`
👉 Sandbox credentials never work in Production.
User Accounts
Sandbox
- dedicated test identities
- accounts created through the test process
- dummy data
👉 See: Create a Test Identity
Production
- real identities
- end users
- real data
Go-Live Process
Before production launch:
- Sandbox testing successfully completed
- user journeys validated
- production `redirect_uri` communicated
- production credentials provided
- go-live schedule approved
Best Practices
⚠️ Always start in Sandbox
⚠️ Test error cases before production
⚠️ Verify URLs before go-live
⚠️ Separate technical configurations
Points of Attention
⚠️ Production identities (real users) do not work in Sandbox
⚠️ Sandbox identities do not work in Production
⚠️ `redirect_uri` must be declared per environment
Key Takeaways
- Sandbox = development / testing
- Production = live operations
- Separate credentials
- Sandbox validation required before production
Next Step
👉 Test account creation: