NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-issuing body UIDAI has given four more months to manufacturers and user agencies to comply with new encryption norms for biometric authentication devices, but mooted a stiff fine for non-compliance after July 31.
This means that manufacturers and user agencies such as banks and telcos that were staring at June 1 deadline will get time till September 30 to ensure that the new encryption key is embedded in all devices used for Aadhaar authentication.
Nearly 15-16 lakh biometric devices are currently being used for Aadhaar authentication across the country.
“We have decided to grant additional time as some device manufacturers and user agencies asked for more time for rolling out the new standards onto existing authentication devices,” UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey told reporters. (AGENCIES)
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