E-Aadhaar Service

E-Aadhaar Service

E-Aadhaar is an online service for residents to print their Aadhaar letters from the UIDAI resident portal.

E-Aadhaar service allows residents to download digitally signed PDF letter once Aadhaar is generated and not wait for letter to come via post. E-Aadhaar site requires full 28 digit enrolment id (enrolment number with date timestamp all the way to seconds), name, and pin code to be entered before it can be accessed. In addition, security features such as captcha, One-Time-Pin (OTP) on mobile, etc are implemented. Once input is verified, resident is allowed to download digitally signed PDF which can be shared with agencies and/or printed for use.

It is important to recall that Aadhaar is just a number and is designed to be authenticated (verified) online rather than giving significance to physical cards/letters, etc.

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That means, residents are allowed to print any number of letters or have colour copies of their letters! There is no special security mechanism or significance attached to this letter/card. Unless the number is authenticated online using demographics/biometric/OTP factors, this letter/card mean nothing. Once e-KYC service is widely adopted by various agencies, need for any physical letter will cease to exist, instead, residents can simply approach agencies for a service, use their biometrics/OTP to authenticate and have agency obtain digitally signed electronic version of Aadhaar and completely eliminate cards, photo copies, etc.