ANTS Portal Down for Maintenance Following Security Incident

The French government’s Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS) has taken its online portal offline for urgent maintenance starting April 24, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. This action follows a digital security incident detected on April 15, 2026, prompting reinforced security measures. During this maintenance period, users will be unable to access services related to applying for or tracking identity documents, driving licenses, and vehicle registrations through the ants.gouv.fr website.

While the application services remain inaccessible, information pages on the portal continue to be available to assist the public. Urgent inquiries can be addressed through the citizen contact center (CCC) reachable via the portal's “Help and Contact” section. Notably, ongoing applications submitted before the maintenance are still being processed internally, though applicants will not have online status updates due to disabled account access. The CCC can provide updates when needed.

Users looking to initiate new applications during this downtime are advised to visit their local town halls for assistance. For vehicle registration procedures, alternatives such as the Simplimmat mobile app remain functional.

The ANTS has committed to completing the maintenance as swiftly as possible and pledges to keep users informed about developments. The temporary shutdown aims to ensure stronger digital security protections moving forward.