Aadhaar Authentication Data

Aadhaar usage and adoption continue to grow at a rapid pace with the number of authentication transactions surging to 219.71 crore in August, registering a growth of over 44 per cent when compared with the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT on Thursday.

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years, according to official sources.

Aadhaar Card: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate an individual's identity using the data, according to UIDAI

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data for voluntary authentication of customers.

UIDAI Aadhaar card lock: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate the identity of the individual using the data, according to the UIDAI website. The UIDAI requires the user to possess the Aadhaar-registered mobile number to be able to log in on its self-service portal, uidai.gov.in.

"Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers portal, Indane is leaking the names, addresses and the Aadhaar numbers of their customers," said Alderson.

Retaining authentication data of citizens who have enrolled for Aadhaar beyond six months was "impermissible", the Supreme Court held Wednesday while asking the Centre to bring in a robust data protection regime.

The Aadhaar Biometric locking system, provided by the UIDAI, enables users to lock and temporarily unlock their biometrics. "This is to protect privacy and confidentiality of Resident's Biometrics Data," the UIDAI added on its website. Once locked, the use of biometrics for authentication is restricted against any attempt to authenticate the biomet...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) why it needed to collect 'meta data' of personal transactions of citizens which go for Aadhaar authentication to avail services and benefits.

Aadhaar data has been secured by a 2048-bit encryption key that will take a supercomputer more than the age of universe, or over 13 billion years, to crack, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief of UIDAI which runs the identification programme, told the Supreme Court today.

Aadhaar users stuck over the verification of biometric data like their iris or fingerprint scan can soon get help from facial recognition. The UIDAI or the agency in charge of the national identity card system announced this in a statement today, with officials saying this would not just add an extra layer of security but would also benefit million...

For increased privacy of Aadhaar holders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a temporary 16-digit virtual ID for Aadhaar holders that can be used in place of their Aadhaar numbers for authentication purposes. The new system, aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers, will be effective from ...

People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...

Over a billion Indian citizens may be vulnerable to identity theft and intrusions of privacy after a newspaper sting uncovered a security breach in the country's vast biometric database, which contains the personal data of almost every citizen.

Facebook has asserted it has no plans of "integration or authentication with Aadhaar" and is not linking the social media accounts to the 12-digit biometric identifier.

Aadhaar usage and adoption continue to grow at a rapid pace with the number of authentication transactions surging to 219.71 crore in August, registering a growth of over 44 per cent when compared with the previous month, according to data released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT on Thursday.

Aadhaar custodian UIDAI will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years, according to official sources.

Aadhaar Card: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate an individual's identity using the data, according to UIDAI

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments made in the law allowing private entities to use the Aadhaar data for voluntary authentication of customers.

UIDAI Aadhaar card lock: Once engaged, the Aadhaar biometrics lock dismisses any attempts to authenticate the identity of the individual using the data, according to the UIDAI website. The UIDAI requires the user to possess the Aadhaar-registered mobile number to be able to log in on its self-service portal, uidai.gov.in.

"Due to a lack of authentication in the local dealers portal, Indane is leaking the names, addresses and the Aadhaar numbers of their customers," said Alderson.

Retaining authentication data of citizens who have enrolled for Aadhaar beyond six months was "impermissible", the Supreme Court held Wednesday while asking the Centre to bring in a robust data protection regime.

The Aadhaar Biometric locking system, provided by the UIDAI, enables users to lock and temporarily unlock their biometrics. "This is to protect privacy and confidentiality of Resident's Biometrics Data," the UIDAI added on its website. Once locked, the use of biometrics for authentication is restricted against any attempt to authenticate the biomet...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) why it needed to collect 'meta data' of personal transactions of citizens which go for Aadhaar authentication to avail services and benefits.

Aadhaar data has been secured by a 2048-bit encryption key that will take a supercomputer more than the age of universe, or over 13 billion years, to crack, Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chief of UIDAI which runs the identification programme, told the Supreme Court today.

Aadhaar users stuck over the verification of biometric data like their iris or fingerprint scan can soon get help from facial recognition. The UIDAI or the agency in charge of the national identity card system announced this in a statement today, with officials saying this would not just add an extra layer of security but would also benefit million...

For increased privacy of Aadhaar holders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a temporary 16-digit virtual ID for Aadhaar holders that can be used in place of their Aadhaar numbers for authentication purposes. The new system, aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers, will be effective from ...

People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...

Over a billion Indian citizens may be vulnerable to identity theft and intrusions of privacy after a newspaper sting uncovered a security breach in the country's vast biometric database, which contains the personal data of almost every citizen.

Facebook has asserted it has no plans of "integration or authentication with Aadhaar" and is not linking the social media accounts to the 12-digit biometric identifier.