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Aadhaar adds a new layer of Security called Virtual ID

According to a circular issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India on Wednesday, Virtual ID will be a 16-digit random number that is mapped to your Aadhaar number. Once you have generated a Virtual ID, you can provide that 16-digit number, instead of your Aadhaar number, to any agency seeking to use Aadhaar to authenticate you.

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For most people, the key takeaway is that, starting March 1, they will have to generate a Virtual ID and will have to use that instead of Aadhaar for any sort of authentication.
The Virtual ID will be mapped with the Aadhaar number, but is otherwise a random-generated number just like the Unique ID. This means that someone who only has access to your Virtual ID should not be able to use that to derive your Aadhaar number.
When you give your Virtual ID to an authentication agency, say a telecom company or a local government body, they will enter it into the system and then receive a UID token that authenticates it, and provides a limited set of demographic details, such as your name, phone number, address and so on. Simply put, these agencies will now be able to authenticate you without ever actually seeing your Aadhaar number.

They can give this Virtual ID to service providers along with fingerprints at the time of authentication. Since the system generated Virtual ID will be mapped to an individual's Aadhaar number at the back end, it will do away with the need for the user to share


Aadhaar number for authentication. It will also reduce collection of Aadhaar numbers by various agencies. As per UIDAI, agencies that undertake authentication will not be allowed to generate Virtual IDs on behalf of Aadhaar holders.
  • UIDAI’s Virtual ID will allow over 119 crore Aadhaar holders to generate a 16-digit temporary number.
  • The number can be shared with a bank, insurance company or telecom service provider instead of the 12-digit Aadhaar number.
  • “It will not be possible to locate an individual’s Aadhaar number by using the Virtual ID,” an official said.
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