Lock Aadhaar by sending SMS
There is no need to tell you anything about the importance of Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar is being used from purchasing a SIM card to opening an account with a bank. Aadhaar card is the most important identity card for any INDIAN. It contains much important and sensitive information including your fingerprints. In such a situation, if the data gets leaked due to any reason, then people can be very hurt.
To lock aadhaar by sending sms, keeping this problem in mind, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has given the facility to lock the Aadhaar card.
Aadhar cards will be able to protect data through this feature. Also Aadhaar card fraud incidents will be banned. This feature will act like a lock, which no outsider will be able to unlock. Following are steps to lock aadhaar by sending sms.
Steps to lock Aadhaar
To lock the Aadhaar number, the card holder has to send an SMS by writing GETOTP to 1947. After this, the OTP will come on the phone of the holder.
After receiving the OTP, the card holder will have to write the LOCKUID Aadhaar number and send the message to 1947 again. Now the number will be locked after this.
Steps to Unlock Aadhaar
To unlock the Aadhaar number, the card holder has to obtain the OTP by writing the GETOTP Aadhaar number from his register number to 1947.
After getting 6 digits OTP, send the message in the following format-
‘UNLOCKUID’ ‘Aadhaar number’ ‘OTP’
After doing so, the Aadhaar number will be unlocked.
Note-After Aadhaar is locked; then hackers will not be able to do Aadhaar verification without your permission.
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