Aadhaar to be more Secure

The Aadhaar authentication has been carried out with biometrics like fingerprints and iris scans, apart from OTP based authentication, and now, it's getting a new way of using biometrics - face authentication.

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) sent out information about the implementation of face authentication making the Aadhaar more accessible for people who can't, for any reason, use fingerprints or iris authentication. Some residents face difficulty in successfully using biometric authentication using one of the modalities. While residents can use either fingerprint or iris authentication when both devices are available many AUAs [Authentication User Agencies] have not yet deployed both types of devices for their use.

Face authentication with liveness detection can be used as an additional factor to increase security. Face Authentication shall be allowed ONLY in fusion mode, along with one more authentication factor. This means Face Authentication must be combined with either fingerprint, or iris, or OTP to be able to successfully authenticate an Aadhaar number holder. UIDAI will provide Software Development Kits (SDKs) / Registered Device (RD) services in various operating systems which will have the ability to capture face image, check liveness, and create digital signed and encrypted authentication input as required.

The UIDAI will start sharing these kids, and holding workshops and training sessions, starting with the sharing of "necessary details" from March 1 - and as mentioned above, the actual deployment is supposed to start by July 1.