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UIDAI Rolls Out New Security System For Fingerprint Based Aadhaar Authentication
By December 2022, the cumulative number of Aadhaar authentication transactions had crossed 88.29 billion and clocking an average per day transactions of 70 million
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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar based fingerprint authentication and faster detection of spoofing attempts, said the Ministry of Electronics and IT on Monday.
The artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism developed in-house is now using a combination of both finger minutia and finger image to check the liveness of the fingerprint captured.
"This is making Aadhaar authentication transactions even more robust and secure," the ministry said in a statement.
It added that the new two-factor/layer authentication is adding add-on checks to validate the genuineness (liveness) of the fingerprint to further cut down the chances of spoofing attempts.
The move will be of immense use in segments including banking and financials, telecom and government sectors. "It shall also benefit the bottom of the pyramid as it will further strengthen the Aadhaar-enabled payment system and curb malicious attempts by the unscrupulous element," it added.
The new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication has now become fully functional. The rollout and migration happened after months of discussion and hand-holding by UIDAI of its partners and user agencies.
"With the new system in place, only finger image or only finger minutiae-based Aadhaar authentication has given way to the robust two-factor authentication– a win-win for all stakeholders," it stated.
Notably, the UIDAI head office and its regional offices are in touch with all entities for facilitating any user agency (that may not have migrated yet) to switch over to the new secured authentication mode at the earliest.
Meanwhile, by December 2022, the cumulative number of Aadhaar authentication transactions had crossed 88.29 billion and clocking an average per day transactions of 70 million. A majority of them are fingerprint-based authentications, indicative of its usage and utility in daily lives.