New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is open to looking at solutions that can enable ‘partial authentication’ where needed, and wanted to get some feedback from the industry on the demand for such solutions, CEO Saurabh Garg said Tuesday.
Body issuance of Aadhaar also explore the possibilities for the use of blockchain and quantum computing, as it goes forward towards the vision of ‘Aadhaar 2.0’.
“We are also open to see what is called a partial authentication.
Some people might just want to verify the age, they do not see anything more than that.” It is also things we want to get feedback from the industry ..
.What type of demand there, and we can create …
maybe just the age you want to verify, “Garg said.
He was speaking at the India Digital Summit 2022, organized by the Internet and associated mobile.
India (iamai).
Citing another example of the need ‘authentication partial’, Garg said verification is only necessary to confirm whether a person is a resident of a particular area, and not the full address per se.
“someone just want to verify whether that person is living in that area and they do not want to address, but they just want to confirm whether the person is a resident that area …
this is the kind of service, in which we have yet to develop a solution but it will be open to see, “said Garg.
f Urther Garg said that more than five crore Aadhaar authentication is in progress per day and more than 40 crore transactions perbank late last mile is done every month through a payment system that supports Aadhaar (AEPS).
Speaking of Aadhaar 2.0, he said it would ensure automated biometric matching solution that is faster, with a primary focus on the security of the ecosystem.
He said authorities were exploring the possibility of utilizing blockchain and quantum computing.
“We see what is offered blockchain, and whether blockchain can be used in any way to create a decentralized level solutions …
for something in the future but in our horizon.” In quantum computing, we need to see if there’s a security solution quantum tough, “he said.
Aspects related to safety is” Paramount “, he said adding that Uidai work constantly on improving information security and cyber security.
Quote ‘Esigner’ and ‘ Digilocker ‘incredible opportunity to start, he added.
Uidai open to see the solution on ‘partial authentication’: CEO
