Abstract: A method for checking an individual having an identity document on a medium comprising an electronic chip in which a reference biometric datum of the individual is stored and capable of displaying an automatic reading zone representing an optical reading datum of the identity document, the method includes carrying out by a checking device of acquiring a candidate biometric datum on a biometric trait of the individual, retrieving from the candidate biometric datum in a memory, an optical reading datum associated with the reference biometric datum corresponding to the biometric trait of the individual, and opening a secure communication channel with the electronic chip of the medium of the individual's identity document using said retrieved optical reading datum.