Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulations, 2021
Arrangement of regulations
I — Preliminary
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions amended
II — Aadhaar Authentication Framework
- 3. Types of Authentication Facilities
- 3A. Types of Offline Verification inserted
- 4. Modes of Authentication
- 4A. Virtual Identity number (VID) inserted
- 5. Information to the Aadhaar number holder
- 6. Consent of the Aadhaar number holder
- 7. Capturing of biometric information by requesting entity
- 8. Devices, client applications, etc. used in authentication amended
- 10. Notification/Acknowledgement of authentication or offline verification to Aadhaar number holder amended
- 11. Biometric locking
- 11A. Aadhaar locking inserted
III — Appointment Of Requesting Entities And
- 12. Appointment of 22[requesting entity and Authentication Service Agency] amended
- 13. Procedure where application for appointment is not approved
- 14. Roles and responsibilities of requesting entities amended
- 14A. Obligations of Offline Verification Seeking Entities inserted
- 15. Use of Yes/ No authentication facility
- 16. Use of e-KYC authentication facility
- 16A. Use of Offline Verification facility inserted
- 16C. Conditions for accepting an Aadhaar number as proof of identity of the Aadhaar number holder inserted
- 17. Obligations relating to use of identity information by requesting entity amended
- 18. Maintenance of logs by requesting entity
- 19. Roles, responsibilities and code of conduct of Authentication Service Agencies
- 20. Maintenance of logs by Authentication Service Agencies
- 20A. Optional Maintenance of Logs by Offline Verification Seeking Entity inserted
- 21. Audit of requesting entities, Authentication Service Agencies and Offline Verification Seeking Entities
- 22. Data Security
- 23. Surrender of the access to authentication facility by requesting entity or Authentication Service Agency amended
- 24. Agencies appointed before commencement of these regulations amended
- 25. Liability and action in case of default amended