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Late by a month, UIDAI’s Aadhaar Virtual ID is finally live

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The UIDAI website now has a page for generating VID numbers. According to information provided in the announcement of Virtual IDs made hastily in the wake of The Tribune data breach report, the Virtual ID is a randomly generated 16 digit number that can be used for authentication in the place of an individual's actual Aadhaar number. The number is, in reality, a 15 digit number, with the last digit being a check digit as per the Verhoeff algorithm, which is a checksum formula for error detection. According to the original announcement, an Aadhaar holder can generate a Virtual ID for themselves to use or revoke it (after a UIDAI specified minimum period) at any time they wish. However, only one Virtual ID can be used per Aadhaar number at any given time. According to the announcement, the VID was to be launched on the 1st of March, 2018 and APIs were to be provided in order to integrate the VID. The government was vague on the implementation or details long past the due date. At the moment, the VID generator page on the UIDAI website appears to provide options to generate or retrieve a VID after OTP authentication of the Aadhaar. However, it is still unclear where the VID numbers can be used and where they cannot be used. There does not appear to be an official announcement to this effect, though according to Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey's statements in court, it appears that Income Tax would be one…

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