How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric A Review: A person should learn as how to lock and unlock Aadhar biometric as it is very important nowadays. The details of it are given below.

How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

What is Biometric AADHAAR Locking?

Resident should have 16-digit VID numbers for Biometric Aadhar Locking purpose using their UID, and it’s a pre-requisite for locking. In case the residents are not having VID then it can be generated through SMS Service or the UIDAI website (www.myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in). A candidate can also use the SMS Service. GVID space last 4 or 8 digits of UID. SMS to 1947. Ex- GVID 1234. How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

The website that a candidate can visit is the UIDAI website (https://resident.uidai.gov.in/aadhaar-lockunlock), Under My Aadhaar tab, Click on Aadhaar Lock & Unlock services. Select UID Lock Radio Button and enter UID Number, Full Name, and Pin Code as in latest details and enter Security code. Click on Send OTP or select TOTP and click on submit. There will be a successfully locking of your UID. How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

What happens when Biometric is locked?

Understanding as how a biometric is locked. Face, Iris and Fingerprint as a biometric modality will be locked and after biometric locking, the Aadhaar authentication cannot be performed by the Aadhaar holder using the above mentioned biometric modalities. Any candidate can lock his or her Aadhaar (UID) through the UIDAI website (www.myaadhaar.uidai.gov.in) or using mAadhaar app. How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

With the help of this the candidates cannot perform any sort of Authentication using UID, UID Token & VID for Biometrics, Demographic & OTP modality. Privacy and security of personal data for a resident, is always a topmost concern. To provide control to the resident and for strengthening the security of his/her Aadhaar number, a mechanism is provided by the UIDAI of locking and unlocking Aadhaar number (UID).

How to Unlock OR Locked Biometrics?

If a person wants to unlock (locked) biometrics then for unlocking UID there should be latest 16 digit VID and if resident forgot 16 digit VID he can retrieve latest VID through SMS services which is RVID Space last 4 or 8 digit of UID. SMS to 1947. Ex- RVID 1234. How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

If a candidate wants to unlock UID then a candidate may visit UIDAI website (https://resident.uidai.gov.in/aadhaar-lockunlock), A person must select Unlock radio button. Thereafter a candidate must enter security Code and Latest VID and then a person should click on send OTP or select TOTP and then click on Submit button. There will be a successful unlocking of your UID. Through mAadhaar app the candidates may also use Aadhar unlock or lock service.

Who and when to lock Biometrics?

All those candidates who have their Aadhaar number ready and who have registered their mobile numbers may lock their biometrics data. For strengthening confidentiality and privacy of Resident’s Biometrics Data this facility will be suitable.

If a UID is used after locking biometrics then for the invoking of any of the Authentication services using a biometric modality a specific error code ‘330’ (Fingerprint/Iris/Face) indicates biometrics will be locked and will be displayed and the entity will not be able to perform the biometric authentication.

How to Lock and Unlock Aadhaar Biometric: A Review

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