Is Aadhaar data encrypted?

At the session chaired by Justice B N Srikrishna (former Supreme Court judge), Satyanarayana said that Aadhaar data, which comprises of 12 digit biometric identifier and demographic details, has strong end-to-end 2048-bit encryption.

What is the encrypted password for Aadhar card?

Combination of the first 4 letters of name in CAPITAL and the year of birth (YYYY) as password.

Which database is used in aadhar application?

Residents who have aadhaar numbers will be entitled to access their own information stored in the UID database.

Can Aadhar data be hacked?

As per the recent update by the Aadhaar issuing authority – Unique Identification Authority of India, there is no hacking threat on a bank account in case your Aadhaar Card is leaked.

How can I secure my Aadhar card details?

Send SMS 1947 with Aadhaar Register mobile number as RVID Space last 4 or 8 digit of UID. Select Unlock radio button, Enter Latest VID and security Code and click on send OTP or select TOTP and click on Submit. Your UID will be unlocked successfully.

Where is Aadhaar data stored?

UIDAI DATA CENTRES The UIDAI has two data centres, one at Bengaluru in Karnataka and another at Manesar in Haryana. The Bangalore data centre is the city’s first blast, flood and earthquake-proof building.

Does aadhar use MongoDB?

It is India’s Unique Identification project, which has the biggest biometrics database in the world. Aadhar Project is using MongoDB as its database to store a massive amount of demographic and biometric data of more than 1.2 billion Indians. MongoDB is being used for the storage of images in the Aadhar project.

Who owns Aadhaar data?

Aadhaar
Key people	J. Satyanarayana, IAS, Chairman, UIDAI Saurabh Garg, IAS, CEO, UIDAI
Launched	28 January 2009
Budget	₹11,366 crore (US$1.5 billion) (up to the month of August 2019)
Status	1.31 billion holders as of October 2021

Should Aadhar number be kept secret?

Is it safe to share Aadhar card? The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) maintains that when people share their Aadhaar card details for digital activities they should take due precautions, however, they also maintain that sharing the Aadhar details is safe.