UIDAI launches AADHAAR face authentication app

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has started using face authentication as a method of confirming an Aadhaar holder’s identity and recently launched the “AadhaarFaceRd” app that allows Aadhaar Authentication User Agencies (AUA) to capture a live person’s face for the authentication process.

Through this verification, an Aadhaar holder’s real identity is validated and recorded in the databases of UIDAI which was captured at the time of Aadhaar enrolment. The government entity tweeted: “Aadhaar FaceRD App captures a live person’s face for Aadhaar authentication using Face Authentication Technology, developed inhouse by UIDAI.”

This Aadhaar face authentication RD Service app can be used for Aadhaar face authentication for various other apps like JeevanPraman, Ration Distribution (PDS), Scholarship schemes, COWIN, Farmer Welfare schemes.

Here are the steps users can follow to log in to Aadhaar FaceRD app:

Visit the Google Play Store app of your mobile phone and search for Aadhaar FaceRD.

Click on ‘Install’ and open the app.

To perform face authentication, follow the on-screen face authentication guide and tap on ‘Proceed’.

For successful face authentication you need to face towards the light source, move closer to the camera, move to a different or clear background, and clean the camera lens before using.