As seen in our previous post, to protect Aadhaar-based e-KYC Authentication Agencies (AUAs, KUAs and Sub-AUAs) from the adverse effects of the Hon. Supreme Court’s Aadhaar verdict, UIDAI promptly rolled out a mechanism for Aadhaar-based Offline KYC and made it available to public / private enterprises for ensuring seamless e-KYC of the end-users through a paperless and automated process.
As you must be aware, at present UIDAI supports Aadhaar-based Offline e-KYC through two instruments – e-Aadhaar and Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML).
The process for Offline e-KYC authentication using both these instruments was almost the same – an Aadhaar holder had to visit the UIDAI portal and download his / her e-Aadhaar or Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML) document by sharing the below 4 details:
- Aadhaar Number / VID / Enrolment ID
- Name (as per the Aadhaar records)
- Residential Address PIN Code (as per the Aadhaar records)
- OTP, and
- Captcha Code (3 different Captcha code verifications on 3 different pages).
However, to download the Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML) instrument, an Aadhaar holder was also required to create a Share Code (minimum 8 alphanumeric characters) apart from the above-mentioned 5 details.
While many enterprises welcomed UIDAI’s move to promptly introduce Offline e-KYC, they concurred that the authentication process initiated by the Aadhaar holder could be further simplified and made user-friendly.
Quickly acting on this feedback, UIDAI has now simplified the Offline e-KYC process for Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML). Under the new process, an Aadhaar holder has to share only the below 4 details on UIDAI’s website to download his / her Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC (XML) document:
- Aadhaar Number / VID / Enrolment ID
- OTP
- Captcha Code (Only 1 Captcha code verification, instead of 3 separate verifications earlier)
- Creation of a unique 4 digit / character Share Code (instead of minimum 8 character alphanumeric code earlier).
By adopting a user-centric approach and simplifying the Offline e-KYC authentication process within a short time, UIDAI has once again set a time-to-market benchmark for others.
Kudos!
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Team ECS.