UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper 1 · Q17

Science & Technology

Medium · Aadhaar Open APIs

Consider the following statements regarding Aadhaar's technology infrastructure:

1. Aadhaar provides open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that let external devices integrate with its authentication system.

2. Aadhaar supports online authentication of a person's identity using their iris scan.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?