Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to enable face authentication in fusion mode on registered devices by 1st July this year to make it easier for people facing difficulty in authentication through fingerprint and Iris.
In a statement, UIDAI said, this facility will help in inclusive authentication of those who are not able to biometrically authenticate due to their worn out fingerprints, old age or hard work conditions. The Face Authentication will provide additional option for all residents to have inclusive authentication. It will be allowed only in fusion mode along with one more authentication factor combined with either fingerprint or iris or OTP. Face Authentication shall also be allowed on need basis. It said, face authentication with liveness detection can be used as an additional factor to increase security.
To facilitate this authentication service, UIDAI will work with biometric device providers to integrate face modality into the certified registered devices and also may provide standalone Registered Device service. UIDAI will provide Software Development Kits and Registered Device services in various operating systems which will have the ability to capture face image, check liveness, and create digitally signed and encrypted authentication input.