ProConnect is an open-source Federated Identity Provider written mainly in TypeScript and designed to connect professionals with government services. Developed by the French Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM), it builds on the experience of FranceConnect while introducing a lightweight, modern architecture.

This talk will present the story behind ProConnect—from its origins as an open-source fork of FranceConnect to the motivations that guided its redesign. We will provide a high-level overview of its main components (identity management, federation, moderation workflows, administrative tools) and demonstrate how the platform operates in practice.

A particular focus will be placed on the identity broker layer and its technical foundations, including the use of panva/node-oidc-provider, panva/openid-client, and related tooling. We will look under the hood at how ProConnect implements current practices in identity federation and how its evolving architecture continues to take shape through ongoing development.