mAadhar Application : Now have all the controls of your biometric identities at your smartphone

mAadhar Application : Now have all the controls of your biometric identities at your smartphone...

mAadhaar is official mobile application developed by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to provide an interface to Aadhaar Number Holders to carry their demographic information viz. Name, Date of Birth, Gender & Address along with photograph as linked with their Aadhaar Number in smart phones.

Download from play store or over here : mAadhar App 

Key Features:

1. Aadhaar Number Holder profile download – A convenient way to carry Aadhaar number with demographic details anytime, anywhere.

2. Biometric locking/unlocking – To secure biometric authentication by locking biometrics data. Once resident enables Biometric Locking system their biometric remains locked till the Aadhaar Holder chose to either Unlock it (which is temporary) or Disable the Locking system.

3. TOTP generation – Time-based One-Time Password is an automatically generated temporary password which can be used instead of SMS based OTP.

4. Update of profile – An updated view of Aadhaar profile data after successful completion of update request.

5. Sharing of QR code and eKYC data by Aadhaar Number holder – Share QR code and password protected eKYC data to retrieve accurate demographic information from it instead of manual entry.

Note for Users:

Registered Mobile Number is essential to use mAadhaar app. In case your mobile number is not registered with Aadhaar visit the nearest Enrolment Centre/Mobile Update End Point.

Usage Guidelines:

1. Application will ask for password as soon as it is opened as the first step. User should enter a password of length minimum 8 and maximum 12 characters.The password should contain atleast 1 number, 1 alphabet, 1 special character ( @,#,&,%,*,!,-,(,) ) and 1 alphabet in capital e.g. Sharma@123

2. Aadhaar profile can be downloaded only on mobile devices having registered mobile number (Registered mobile number is the mobile number linked with your Aadhaar)

3. Please do not navigate from application if it is waiting for SMS. mAadhaar will automatically read the OTP once it is received.

4. There is no provision to manually enter the OTP anywhere in mAadhaar. This is a security feature.

5. mAadhaar needs to connect and download data from UIDAI.So ensure that internet connectivity is available on your phone.

6. 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.

7. If members of your family have the same mobile number registered as you in their Aadhaar, you can add their profile in your device.

8. A user can add maximum 3 profiles in his device, all having same mobile number registered in their Aadhaar.

9. In case of any issue or query, please write to feedback.maadhaar@uidai.net.in

     

Now, You Can Use mAadhaar As Identity Proof During Rail Travel

mAadhaar carries demographic information like name, date of birth, gender 

and address of a person along with the photograph and is linked with the Aadhaar number.

To show Aadhaar, a passenger has to open the app and enter his/her password.

"m-Aadhaar when shown by the passenger on his/her mobile after entering the password should be accepted as a proof of identity for undertaking journey in any reserved class over Indian Railways," the ministry said in a statement.

images courtesy : google play store.

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