Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI open to looking at solutions on 'partial authentication': CEO Saurabh Garg
- IBEF
- January 12, 2022
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) CEO Saurabh Garg said on Tuesday that the organisation is open to looking at solutions that would permit 'partial authentication' when it is needed, and that he is eager to hear from the industry about the demand for such solutions. As UIDAI moves closer to the 'Aadhaar 2.0' vision, the Aadhaar-issuing agency is also looking at the use of blockchain and quantum computing.
"Some people are solely interested in confirming their age and are not interested in anything else. These are things that we want to receive feedback from the industry on...what sort of need there is, so we can design accordingly," Garg added.
He was addressing the Internet and Mobile Association of India's (IAMAI) India Digital Summit 2022.
Another example of a 'partial authentication' need, according to Garg, is that verification may just be required to validate whether a person is a resident of a specific area, rather than the whole address.
"Someone just wants to confirm whether that person is a resident of that area," Garg said. "They do not want an address, but they just want a confirmation whether that person is a resident of that area...these are the types of services that we have not yet developed solutions for but would be open to looking at."
Garg further stated that the Aadhaar-enabled payment system (AePS) processes over five million Aadhaar authentications per day and over 40 crore last-mile banking transactions per month.
He stated that Aadhaar 2.0 will offer speedier automated biometric matching solutions, with a primary focus on ecosystem security. He stated that the authority is looking into the use of blockchain and quantum computing.
"We are investigating what blockchain has to offer and whether it can be used in any way to create decentralized-level solutions...it is for the future, but it is on our radar."
"We need to look at if there are quantum robust security solutions in quantum computing," he said.
Security-related issues are "critical," he added, adding that UIDAI is continually working to improve information and cyber security.
He went on to say that services like 'eSign' and 'Digilocker' provide huge prospects for start-ups.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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