By Dhwani Pandya, Principal Correspondent
27 Oct 2010 | searchSecurity.in
27 Oct 2010 | searchSecurity.in
Since the launch of the UID project by UID Authority of India (UIDAI) and the issue of first set of UID cards in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, UID security has been a top concern.
Sunil Chandiramani, Partner at Ernst & Young stresses that such an initiative demands a high level of security, as a single breach could render the whole system useless. Let’s evaluate the various threats to UID security and how they can be managed.
Can a UID number be misused?
The UID project will create a unique number for every citizen of India and build a UID database of individuals, associated with 12 parameters of identity. For the initial two to three years, UIDAI will focus only on creating the ‘unique number’ and not on the instrument that holds the ‘ID card’. A biometric record of each individual’s 10 fingerprints or iris scan will be collected and tagged to his unique 16 digit number (UID). Chandiramani believes that just having a UID is much more secure than having a physical card, which can be duplicated, stolen or misused; however, stealing someone’s biometric identity is not an easy task.
Na Vijayashankar (also known as Naavi), an independent cyberlaw consultant a
Can a UID number be misused?
The UID project will create a unique number for every citizen of India and build a UID database of individuals, associated with 12 parameters of identity. For the initial two to three years, UIDAI will focus only on creating the ‘unique number’ and not on the instrument that holds the ‘ID card’. A biometric record of each individual’s 10 fingerprints or iris scan will be collected and tagged to his unique 16 digit number (UID). Chandiramani believes that just having a UID is much more secure than having a physical card, which can be duplicated, stolen or misused; however, stealing someone’s biometric identity is not an easy task.
Na Vijayashankar (also known as Naavi), an independent cyberlaw consultant a