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Aadhaar is a verifiable 12-digit identification number issued by UIDAI to the resident of India for free of cost
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Frequently Asked Questions
Use Aadhaar Freely
I gave my Aadhaar card to a service provider for proving my identity. Can anyone harm me by knowing and misusing my Aadhaar number? Open or Close
No. Just, by knowing your Aadhaar number, no one can harm you. It’s just like any other identity document such as passport, voter ID, PAN card, ration card, driving license, etc., that you have been using freely for decades with service providers. Aadhaar identity, instead, is instantly verifiable and hence more trusted. Also, as per the Aadhaar Act 2016, the Aadhaar card is required to be verified either by in physical or electronic formby way of authentication or offline verification, or in such other form as may be specified. Verification is done through fingerprint, iris scan, OTP authentication, and QR code etc. Hence, it is near impossible to impersonate you if you use Aadhaar to prove your identity. People have been freely giving other identity documents such as passport, voter ID, PAN card, ration card, driving license, etc. But did they stop using these documents for the fear that somebody would use them to impersonate? No! They continue using them and if any fraud happens, the law enforcement agencies handle them as per law. The same logic will apply to Aadhaar. In fact, Aadhaar is more secure than many other identity documents, because unlike other IDs, Aadhaar is instantly verifiable through biometric and OTP authentication and QR code. Further, under the Aadhaar Act, 2016 stringent penalties, including fines and imprisonment are provided whenever a person misuses your Aadhaar number or tries to cause any harm to you.
There are many agencies that simply accept physical copy of Aadhaar and do not carry out any biometric or OTP authentication or verification. Is this a good practice? Open or Close
Aadhaar authentication can be performed for availing benefits, services and benefits falling under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 and if the purpose for which Aadhaar authentication is intended to be used is either backed by law made by parliament or is in the State interest. The verification of Aadhaar can be done offline through QR code available on the physical Aadhaar copy. If any agency does not follow these best practices, then that agency will be fully responsible for situations or losses arising out of possible misuse or impersonation. An Aadhaar holder is not responsible for the wrongful act of or by any agency.
What happens if some fraudster who obtains a copy of my Aadhaar card and tries to open a bank account in my name without my knowledge. Will I not be harmed? Open or Close
Under the PML Rules Aadhaar is one of the officially valid documents accepted for opening bank account and the bank is required to do other due diligence for banking transaction or KYC. If at all some fraudster tries to open bank account using Aadhaar and bank doensn’t carry any due diligence then in such case an Aadhaar holder cannot be held responsible for bank’s fault. It is just like if some fraudster opens a bank account by presenting someone else’s Voter card/Ration card, it is the bank that would be held responsible not the voter or ration card holder. Till date no Aadhaar holder has suffered any financial loss on account of such misuse.
Can a fraudster withdraw money from my Aadhaar linked bank account if he knows my Aadhaar number or has my Aadhaar card? Has any Aadhaar holder suffered any financial or other loss or identity theft on account of impersonation or misuse? Open or Close
Just like by merely knowing your bank account number, one cannot withdraw money from your account, similarly by merely knowing your Aadhaar number, no one can withdraw money from Aadhaar linked bank account. As in bank for withdrawing money, your signature, debit card, PIN, OTP, etc., is required, similarly for withdrawing money from your Aadhaar linked bank account through Aadhaar, your fingerprint, IRIS or OTP sent to your Aadhaar registered mobile will be required. No Aadhaar holder has suffered any financial or other loss or identity theft on account of any said misuse or attempted impersonation of Aadhaar. Notably, everyday more than 3 crore Authentications are carried out on the Aadhaar platform. In the last eight years, so far more than 3,012.5 crore authentications (till 28th May 2019) have been successfully done. UIDAI keeps upgrading and reviewing its security systems and safety mechanisms to make Aadhaar more secure and more useable. There has not been a single instance of biometric data breach from Aadhaar database. Therefore, people should freely use and give Aadhaar to prove their identity as and when required under the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, 2016.
If Aadhaar has to be freely used for proving identity and it is safe to do so, then why has UIDAI advised people not to put up their Aadhaar number in Social Media or public domain? Open or Close
You use PAN card, debit card, credit card, bank cheques wherever required. But do you put these details openly on internet and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.? Obviously no! You do not put such personal details unnecessarily in public domain so that there is no unwarranted invasion attempt on your privacy. The same logic needs to be applied in case of uses of Aadhaar.
Recently, UIDAI has issued an advisory asking people not to share their Aadhaar number openly in the public domain especially on Social Media or other public platforms. Does this mean that I should not use Aadhaar freely? Open or Close
You should use your Aadhaar without any hesitation for proving your identity and doing transactions, just like you use your bank account number, PAN card, debit card, credit card, etc., wherever required. What UIDAI has advised is that Aadhaar card should be freely used for proving identity and doing transactions, but should not be put on public platforms like Twitter, Facebook, etc. People give their debit card or credit card details or cheque (which has bank account number) when they purchase goods, or pay school fee, water, electricity, telephone and other utility bills, etc. Similarly, you can freely use your Aadhaar to establish your identity as and when required without any fear. While using Aadhaar, you should do the same level of due diligence as you do in case of other ID cards – not more, not less.
Why am I asked to verify Bank account, Demat account, PAN and various other services with Aadhaar? Open or Close
E-Aadhaar
As per the Supreme Court Judgement in the Aadhaar case (494 of 2012), residents are no longer required to mandatorily verify Bank account with Aadhaar. PAN Aadhaar linking is mandatory. A resident can voluntarily use his Aadhaar number in physical or electronic form by way of authentication or offline verification, or in such other form as may be specified by UIDAI. Mandatory Aadhaar authentication can be performed if the purpose is backed by law or it is in State interest. However, for availing subsidies, benefits, services beneficiaries are required to undergo mandatory Aadhaar authentication. when you link your bank account, demat account, mutual fund account, PAN, etc., with Aadhaar, you secure yourself because no one can impersonate you to avail these services. Often the fraudsters carry out transactions and transfer money from someone else’s account to their accounts and go untraced as they generally submit their fake identities to the bank while opening their accounts. They operate bank accounts in fictitious names/companies and run shell companies’ accounts to carry out money laundering or stash black money. Therefore, when all the bank accounts are verified with Aadhaar then it would not be possible for these unscrupulous elements to go untraced and banking as a whole would become more safe and secure as the identity of each bank account holders is established uniquely beyond doubt through eKYC. As of now 96 crore bank accounts out of total 110 crore accounts have been linked to Aadhaar.
At the same time, you also contribute to serve the vital national interests by making the system rid of bogus, fakes and duplicates who could misuse IDs to evade taxes, siphon off public money, etc. Through use of Aadhaar and other process improvements, the Government has been able to weed out more than 6 crore fakes, duplicates and ghosts beneficiaries and save more than Rs. 90,000 crore of public money. Also, ghost and shell entities and companies used to be created for tax evasion, money laundering, terror financing, etc. Verification of identity through Aadhaar has helped curb these practices. Similarly, use of Aadhaar has checked unscrupulous elements that used to resort to impersonation in various examination and tests for college admission and jobs, etc., and thereby denying the genuine candidates of their rightful dues. There are number of other areas where verification of identity through Aadhaar has brought in fairness and transparency in the system.
What is Masked Aadhaar? Open or Close
Mask Aadhaar option allows you to mask your Aadhaar number in your downloaded e-Aadhaar. Masked Aadhaar number implies replacing of first 8 digits of Aadhaar number with some characters like “xxxx-xxxx” while only last 4 digits of the Aadhaar Number are visible.
Is e-Aadhaar equally valid like physical copy of Aadhaar? Open or Close
As per Aadhaar Act, e-Aadhaar is equally valid like Physical Copy of Aadhaar for all purposes. For UIDAI circular on validity of e Aadhaar, please visit https://uidai.gov.in/images/uidai_om_on_e_aadhaar_validity.pdf
What is e-Aadhaar? Open or Close
e-Aadhaar is a password protected electronic copy of Aadhaar, which is digitally signed by the competent Authority of UIDAI.
What supporting software needed to open e-Aadhaar? Open or Close
Resident needs 'Adobe Reader' to view e-Aadhaar. You have 'Adobe Reader' installed in your System. To install Adobe Reader in the System visit https://get.adobe.com/reader/
How can Resident download e-Aadhaar? Open or Close
Resident can download e-Aadhaar by following two ways.
- By Using Enrollment Number:Resident can download e-Aadhaar using 28 digit enrolment no. along with Full Name and Pin code. In this download process OTP is received on registered mobile no. Resident can also use TOTP to download e-Aadhaar instead of OTP. TOTP can generated using mAadhaar mobile Application.
- By Using Aadhaar No:Resident can download e-Aadhaar by using 12 digits Aadhaar No. along with Full Name and Pin code. In this download process OTP is received on registered mobile no. Resident can also use TOTP to download e-Aadhaar instead of OTP. TOTP can generated using mAadhaar mobile Application.
From where Resident can download e-Aadhaar? Open or Close
mAadhaar FAQs
Resident can download e-Aadhaar by visiting UIDAI websites - https://uidai.gov.in/ or by visiting https://eaadhaar.uidai.gov.in
From where do I download m-Aadhaar App? Open or Close
You can download 'm-Aadhaar' from Google Playstore Click here to download
How to share QR-Code? Open or Close
- Open your profile
- Click on the top RHS corner.
- Select ‘Show QR-Code’.
- A pop-up to re-enter password will appear if Profile is Password Protected.
- QR Code will be displayed.
- Select one sharing option from the available options.
Why my profile on mAadhaar gets inactive when have changed to new phone with registered mobile number? Open or Close
One Aadhaar profile can be active on only one device at a time. If you create profile on another device by inserting the SIM in another device, the previous profile would become inactive and would be deleted from older device whenever any operation is attempted from that device.
Does mAadhaar works on rooted devices? Open or Close
No, mAadhaar does not works on rooted devices.
Is mAadhaar available for iOS? Open or Close
Yes, mAadhaar is available for iOS devices.
Is there any mobile specific Android version? Open or Close
Android Version 5.0 and up.
Is it compulsory to have registered mobile number to use m-Aadhaar? Open or Close
Yes, it is compulsory to have registered Mobile Number.OTP will be shared and auto-filled via registered mobile number in mAadhaar app. In case you’re mobile number is not registered with Aadhaar visit the nearest Aadhaar Enrolment/Update Centre.
What is the maximum number of profiles can be added in mAadhaar App? Open or Close
A user can add maximum 3 profiles in his device, all having same mobile number registered in their Aadhaar. Auto-fill OTP is valid and hence user cannot add any profiles which are registered with any other mobile number. If members of your family have the same mobile number registered as you in their Aadhaar, you can add their profile in your device.
What is registered mobile number? Open or Close
Registered mobile number is the mobile submitted at the time of Aadhaar enrollment or update.
How to avoid entering your password again and again, on opening the app? Open or Close
- Select dropdown from the top left corner of the app.
- Go to Settings.
- Uncheck the checkbox: ‘Ask password for every time.
Is there any specific format to create password? Open or Close
Application will ask for password as soon as it is opened as the first step. User should enter a password of minimum 8 and maximum 12 characters length. The password should contain at least 1 number, 1 alphabet, 1 special character ( @,#,&,%,*,!,-,(,) ) and 1 alphabet in capital e.g. Sharma@123.
Can mAadhaar app work offline? Open or Close
mAadhaar needs to be connected and download data from UIDAI. So ensure that internet connectivity is available on your phone.
Where OTP can be entered, received OTP on non-registered mobile number? Open or Close
There is no provision to manually enter the OTP anywhere in mAadhaar. This is a security feature. Please do not navigate from application if it is waiting for SMS. Aadhaar will automatically read the OTP once it is received.
How resident can delete Profile from mAadhaar app? Open or Close
Resident can view profile by following these steps:
- Open your profile and click on menu at top right.
- Select Delete Profile option.
- Ensure network connectivity on your mobile device before authenticating yourself by entering profile password.
- App will delete the profile.
How to Reset Password? Open or Close
- Select "Reset Password" from top menu on the home screen
- Provide all the mandatory fields then click on "Reset Password" button at the bottom of the screen
- Enter new password to reset
Where can m-Aadhaar be used? Open or Close
m-Aadhaar is accepted as proof of identity for undertaking journey in any reserved class in Indian Railways. For details view the Circular released by Indian Railway.
How resident can create profile in mAadhaar app? Open or Close
- Enter 12 digit Aadhaar Number or scan your Aadhaar card
- Ensure that your mobile connection is active and that the mobile number is same as that available with UIDAI as your registered mobile number.
- After providing the mandatory inputs press the button 'Verify', available at the bottom of the screen. After pressing 'Verify' button do not navigate away from the screen
- If details provided by you are found to be correct then application will receive OTP and will read OTP automatically from the phone.
How resident can view Profile? Open or Close
Resident can view profile by following these steps:
- Press your profile on the homepage of the app
- Authenticate yourself by entering profile password
- In the profile screen flip your profile to view address
How to View Updated Profile in mAadhaar? Open or Close
- Open your profile
- Select "View updated Profile" on top right corner to view recently updated Aadhaar data
- On Tap OTP will be sent and auto-filled, Tap OK to confirm and view profile.
- Ensure network connectivity on your mobile device before initiating profile sync
- Upon successful sync latest Aadhaar data will be visible on your screen.
How to share eKYC? Open or Close
- Open your profile
- Click on the top RHS corner.
- Select /Tap on Share eKYC, pop-up will appear re-enter password.
- Select one sharing option from the available ( Gmail, Bluetooth, SHAREit, Skype etc.).
What is e-KYC? How it is the use of eKYC? Open or Close
Electronic Know your Client or e KYC is the way of resident authentication used by organization like Banks, Aadhaar allows the residents to submit it as an address proof electronically which is valid as a Xerox copy of Aadhaar Card.
How to configure? Open or Close
- Download mAadhaar android mobile application
- Create new resident profile.
- Navigate to TOTP page view, your TOTP should be visible and is valid for 30 seconds.
What are biometric locking /Unlocking? Open or Close
This feature is to secure biometric authentication by locking biometrics data of the resident. Biometric remains locked till the Aadhaar Holder chose to either unlock it (which is temporary) or Disable the Locking system.
How resident can lock their Biometrics? Open or Close
- Open your profile
- Click on the top RHS corner.
- Select Biometric Settings.
- To lock biometrics select check box ‘Enable Biometric Lock’.
- To save your selection, click on Tick Mark on top RHS.
- An OTP will be generated and auto-filled and biometrics will be locked.
- The Biometric will be locked permanently till unlocked.
How resident can unlock their Biometrics? Open or Close
- Open your profile
- Click on the top RHS corner.
- Select Biometric Settings.
- To unlock biometrics select check box ‘Enable Biometric Lock’.
- To save your selection, click on Tick Mark on top RHS.
- An OTP will be generated and auto-filled and biometrics will be locked.
- The Biometric will be un-locked permanently till unlocked.
Note: In order to permanently unlock Biometrics it takes 6 hours, so might be resident will not be able to Authenticate for next 6 hours.
How TOTP is generated? Open or Close
TOTP is generated in mobile application like mAadhaar. However, the Client mobile device’s time should be in sync with IST time-zone.
What is Temporary and Permanent Biometric un-Locking? Open or Close
Resident can unlock Biometrics in 2 ways
- Temporary Unlock – Unlocked valid for 10 minutes
- Permanent Unlock – Unlocked Permanently
Note: In order to permanently unlock Biometrics it takes 6 hours, so might be resident will not be able to Authenticate for next 6 hours.
Why to use TOTP? Open or Close
TOTPs avoid a number of shortcomings that are associated with traditional SMS based OTP. The most important shortcoming that is addressed by TOTPs is that resident will not be dependent on mobile network for SMS delivery. Generating and sending OTP requires users to go through a completely unrelated workflow.
What is TOTP? Open or Close
Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-kyc
- It is an one-time temporary password (OTP), that is generated by an algorithm and valid only for 30 seconds. Because of this time variable characteristic, it is called TOTP.
- TOTP is 8 digit long numeric strings.
- TOTP is personal to the resident and is uniquely generated every 30 seconds for each resident separately.
- With time-based OTP, the TOTP validation server and token generation app(like mAadhaar) use their respective system times to generate OTPs. The TOTP algorithm assumes that the system times are synchronized.
What is Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC? Open or Close
It is a secure sharable document which can be used by any Aadhaar number holder for offline verification of Identification.
A resident desirous of using this facility shall generate his/her digitally signed Aadhaar details by accessing UIDAI resident portal. The details will contain Name, Address, Photo, Gender, DOB, hash of registered Mobile Number, hash of registered Email Address and reference id which contains last 4 digits of Aadhaar Number followed by time stamp in a digitally signed XML. It will provide Offline Aadhaar Verification facility to service providers/Offline Verification Seeking Entity (OVSE) without the need to collect or store Aadhaar number.
How this Aadhaar Offline Paperless eKYC document is different from the other identification documents produced offline by residents? Open or Close
Identity verification can simply be accomplished by providing an identity document like PAN card, Passport etc to the service provider. However, all these documents, which may be used for identification can still be forged and faked which may or may not be possible to verify offline instantaneously. The document verifier has no technological means to verify the authenticity of the document or the information it contains and has to trust the document producer. Whereas, the XML file generated by the Aadhaar number holder using Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC is digitally signed document using UIDAI digital signature. Thus, the service provider can verify the demographic contents of the file and certify it to be authentic when doing the offline verification
How to generate Offline Aadhaar? Open or Close
The process of generating Aadhaar Offline e-KYC is explained below:
- Go to URL https://resident.uidai.gov.in/offlineaadhaar
- Enter ‘Aadhaar Number’ or ‘VID’ and mentioned ‘Security Code’ in screen, then click on ‘Send OTP’ or ‘Enter TOTP’. The OTP will be sent to the registered Mobile Number for the given Aadhaar number or VID. TOTP will be available on m-Aadhaar mobile Application of UIDAI. Enter the OTP received/TOTP. Enter a Share Code which be the password for the ZIP file and click on ‘Download’ button
- The Zip file containing the digitally signed XML will be downloaded to device wherein the above mentioned steps have been performed.
Who are the users of this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC? Open or Close
Any Aadhaar number holder who desires to establish his/her identity to any service provider (OVSE) using digitally signed XML downloaded from UIDAI website can be a user of this service. The service provider should have provisions of providing this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC at their facility and do the offline verification
Where can I find the Public Certificate for Digital Signature validation? Open or Close
Public certificate for Digital signature validation can be downloaded from here.
How to share this Paperless Offline eKYC document with the service provider? Open or Close
Residents can share the XML ZIP file along with the Share Code to the service provider as per their mutual convenience.
Can this Offline Paperless eKYC document be shared to other entities by the Service Provider? Open or Close
Service Providers shall not share, publish or display either Share Code or XML file or its contents with anyone else. Any non-compliance of these actions shall invite actions under Sections 17 and 25 of The Aadhaar (Authentication) Regulation, 2016, Sections 4 and 6 of The Aadhaar (Sharing of Information) Regulation, 2016 and Sections 29(2), 29 (3) and 37 of The Aadhaar Act, 2016.
How will service providers use Aadhaar Offline e-KYC? Open or Close
The process of Aadhaar Offline e-KYC Verification by Service Provider is:
- Once service provider obtains the ZIP file, it extracts the XML file using the password (share code) provided by the resident.
- The XML file will contain the demographic details such as Name, DOB, Gender and Address. Photo is in base 64 encoded format which can be rendered directly using any utility or plane HTML page. Email Address and Mobile number are hashed.
- Service Provider has to collect Email Address and Mobile number from residents and perform below operations in order to validate the hash:
Mobile Number:
Hashing logic: Sha256(Sha256(Mobile+ShareCode))*number of times of last digit of Aadhaar Number
Example :
Mobile number: 9800000002
Aadhaar Number: 123412341234
Share Code: Abc@123
Sha256(Sha256(9800000002+ Abc@123))*4
In case if Aadhaar Number ends with Zero or 1 (123412341230/1) it will be hashed one time.
Sha256(Sha256(9800000002+ Abc@123))*1Email Address:
Hashing Logic: This is a simple SHA256 hash of the email without any salt
- Entire XML is digitally signed and Service Provider can validate the XML file using the signature and public key available on the UIDAI website.(https://uidai.gov.in/images/uidai_offline_publickey_26022019.cer).
