How to Lock Aadhaar Biometric Data, how to lock Aadhaar Biometric Data

Aadhaar number is your identity. Even though the Supreme Court has imposed some restrictions on its use, it is still mandatory for government services and subsidies. In such a situation, we and you get Aadhaar Card made. While making Aadhaar card, UIDAI takes your fingerprint and retina scan data. This is called biometric data and you share it with the government. Biometric data is used for Aadhaar verification. For example, if you show Aadhaar card as an identity card to buy a SIM, then in such a case you can let the telecom company access the details of the identity card through fingerprint. By doing this you can verify the ID quickly.

(Read: How to check Aadhaar card status)

However, there have been many cases where people have alleged misuse of Aadhaar Biometric Authentication. There are many people who have not used their Aadhaar card for many days, but they have received an email from UIDAI that their data has been accessed through biometric authentication. This is a very scary issue.

(Read: How to download digital copy of Aadhaar card)

You can avoid this situation if you lock the Aadhaar Biometric information on the UIDAI server. This means that your biometric data will not be accessed by anyone else. You can also unlock it before using it. You can lock it again after the verification process is completed.

This is how you can lock and unlock Aadhaar UIDAI Biometric information…

1. Visit the UIDAI website.
2. Enter 12 digit Aadhaar number.
3. After this, write the security code shown on the picture below the Aadhaar number.
4. Now click on Generate OTP.
5. After this, a one-time password will be sent to your registered phone number via SMS. After this, write the OTP on the same page.
6. Click on Verify
7. Now check Enable Biometric Locking.
8. After checking Enable Biometric Locking, click on Enable.
9. If you want to disable the lock, uncheck Enable Biometric Locking. Then disable it.

In this way you will be able to lock/unlock your Aadhaar UIDAI Biometric Information. By following the instructions given above, you can also unlock it as per your need.

Let us tell you that after locking the biometric data, you will be able to verify Aadhaar based transactions and requests only through the OTP sent to the mobile number. The facility of thumb and iris scan will end.