On Monday, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said it had introduced a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication (Aadhaar Card Update) and faster detection of spoofing attempts.
According to UIDAI, the artificial intelligence and machine learning (I/ML) based security mechanism will use “a combination of both finger minutiae and finger image” to verify the genuineness of the captured fingerprint.
UIDAI also said the new security mechanism is for stronger fingerprint-based Aadhaar authentication.
They also said that “this Aadhaar authentication is making the transaction even stronger and safer.”
UIDAI said that “the new two-factor/layer authentication is adding an add-on check to validate the liveness of the fingerprint to reduce the possibility of spoofing attempts further.”
UIDAI is expected to be immensely useful in sectors such as Mechanism Banking and Financial, Telecom and Govt.
In addition, it will strengthen the Aadhaar-enabled payment system and curb malicious attempts by unscrupulous elements, thereby benefitting the ‘bottom of the pyramid’.
UIDAI also said, “the new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication is now fully functional.
UIDAI has done the rollout and migration after months of discussion and hand-holding from its partners and user agencies.”
UIDAI said that its head and regional offices are in touch with all entities to facilitate any user agency to switch to the new secure authentication mode at the earliest.
Adopting Aadhaar-based authentication transactions is on the rise as it has proved to help avail several welfare benefits and services.
UIDAI stated, “By the end of December 2022, a cumulative number of Aadhaar authentication transactions had crossed 88.29 billion and an average of 70 million daily transactions. Most are fingerprint-based authentication, indicating its use and utility in daily life.”
