The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will be introducing face authentication feature alongside its iris or fingerprint scan as means of verifying Aadhaar users from July 1, 2018.
The UIDAI in January had announced that it will introduce face authentication feature to help those who run into problems in biometric authentication due to old age or worn-out fingerprints. It was stated, however, that face authentication will be permitted along with either fingerprint or iris or OTP to verify the details of Aadhaar holders.
In a presentation to the Supreme Court, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey emphasised the robustness of the Aadhaar encryption system and asserted that breaking it may take “more than the age of the universe for the fastest computer on earth.”
Pandey also informed that the proposed face authentication feature will be introduced by July 1. He said, “Face authentication shall be available in fusion mode along with one more authentication factor like fingerprint/iris/OTP from July 1, 2018.”
