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SITAA: UIDAI Scheme to Harden Aadhaar Against Deepfakes

21 October 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSITAA: UIDAIScheme to HardenAadhaar AgainstDeepfakes21 October 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

The Unique Identification Authority of India began a collaborative programme to shield Aadhaar authentication from new threats such as deepfakes.

Objectives

  • Protect the digital identity ecosystem from deepfake and presentation attacks.
  • Boost home-grown R&D in biometrics, AI and cybersecurity.
  • Link Aadhaar innovation to Atmanirbhar Bharat and global data security standards.

Innovation challenges

ChallengeAim
Face Liveness DetectionAI SDKs spotting photo, video or mask spoofing
Presentation Attack Detection (PAD)Real-time AI/ML detection of fake biometric inputs
Contactless Fingerprint AuthenticationSDKs for fingerprint matching on phones or cheap devices without touch

Exam angle

  • Nodal body: UIDAI.
  • PAD expansion.

Test yourself

1. Which body launched the SITAA scheme?

SITAA was launched by the Unique Identification Authority of India.

2. Which is one of the three innovation challenges under SITAA?

Face Liveness Detection is one of the three, with PAD and contactless fingerprints.

3. What does PAD stand for in the context of the SITAA scheme?

PAD is Presentation Attack Detection, for spotting fake biometric inputs.

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