Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders

India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders. It has completed more than 17,000 crore authentication transactions.

Aadhaar authentication service of UIDAI:

UIDAI provides Aadhaar authentication service to authorized entities using which an individual's Aadhaar number and related identity information are verified with the Aadhaar database. This verification confirms the individual's identity using OTP, biometric (fingerprint, iris, face) or demographic details to deliver the services offered by such entity.

Aadhaar Face Authentication used by authoris...