FAQ AADHAAR OFFLINE E-KYC

Who are the users of this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC?

Any Aadhaar number holder who desires to establish his/her identity to any service provider (OVSE) using digitally signed XML downloaded from UIDAI website can be a user of this service. The service provider should have provisions of providing this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC at their facility and do the offline verification

How to generate Offline Aadhaar?

The process of generating Aadhaar Offline e-KYC is explained below:

  • Go to URL https://resident.uidai.gov.in/offlineaadhaar

  • Enter ‘Aadhaar Number’ or ‘VID’ and mentioned ‘Security Code’ in screen, then click on ‘Send OTP’ or ‘Enter TOTP’. The OTP will be sent to the registered Mobile Number for the given Aadhaar number or VID. TOTP will be available on m-Aadhaar mobile Application of UIDAI. Enter the OTP received/TOTP. Enter a Share Code which be the password for the ZIP file and click on ‘Download’ button

  • The Zip file containing the digitally signed XML will be downloaded to device wherein the above mentioned steps have been performed.

Who are the users of this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC ?

Any Aadhaar number holder who desires to establish his/her identity to any service provider (OVSE) using digitally signed XML downloaded from UIDAI website can be a user of this service. The service provider should have provisions of providing this Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC at their facility and do the offline verification

How this Aadhaar Offline Paperless eKYC document is different from the other identification documents produced offline by residents?

Identity verification can simply be accomplished by providing an identity document like PAN card, Passport etc to the service provider. However, all these documents, which may be used for identification can still be forged and faked which may or may not be possible to verify offline instantaneously. The document verifier has no technological means to verify the authenticity of the document or the information it contains and has to trust the document producer. Whereas, the XML file generated by the Aadhaar number holder using Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC is digitally signed document using UIDAI digital signature. Thus, the service provider can verify the demographic contents of the file and certify it to be authentic when doing the offline verification