Aadhaar card is one of the most important documents that are used as a citizenship card for Indian residents. It is widely used by Banks, Corporate, Institutions and many other organizations to authenticate your ID. Aadhaar card is used a lot by many corporations and therefore there are a lot of chances of misuse that could result in loss and problems. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority and a government department, established on 12 July 2016 by the Government of India under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
To ensure that there will be no misuse of the Aadhaar card, UIDAI provides the user with the facility to check online when and who used your Aadhaar Card. This service is called Aadhaar Authentication History that can be used from the official website of the UIDAI portal.
Benefit of Using This Service
This service is provided by the UIDAI to ensure that the Aadhaar is not misused which could result in harm of the Aadhaar card holder by the following ways-
- No one other than the cardholder can use the Aadhaar card
- Provides information on the details like date, time and the status of the Card
- Provides you with the transparency in the Aadhaar process
How to Check Online When and Who Used Your Aadhaar Card?
You can follow these steps to find the Aadhaar Card Authentication History service by following these steps-
- Visit the official portal of the UIDAI Aadhaar Authentication History
- Enter your Aadhaar Card Number and fill the Captcha code and Click on Send OTP
- After clicking on the Send OTP button you will receive an OTP in your Registered Mobile Number
- Alongside a page will open up that will ask for the OTP and the data range you are searching the details for.
- After filling all the details press enter that will redirect to the page that contains your Aadhaar Card Authentication History.
- You can also download the Aadhaar Card authentication history online using the below provided Download link
- The downloaded file is password protected and therefore needs a password which is first 4-letters of your name in capita followed by the year you are born.
Other Ways to Protect
Some of the other ways that you can use to protect yourself from the Aadhaar card misuse is as follows-
- Never take a printout of the Aadhaar card from an unreliable Non trusted printer as some printer can scan and save your Aadhaar Card
- Create Virtual ID for your Aadhaar card that adds an extra layer of protection to your Aadhaar details and makes it impossible to track your Aadhaar details
- Lock your biometric details, an option available to the user for protecting the Aadhaar details
