# Digital authentication

### What is it?

Add the capability of authenticating whether the individual who owns any kind of ID is trying to use it for a specific context. This can be via mobile one-time passwords, PINs, fingerprint auth, or other modes.

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A short explainer of digital authentication&#x20;
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### Why Digital Authentication?

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| Unified Login                                         |
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| Layered on ID for multimodal user verification        |
| Single Sign-On capabilities                           |
| Selective data disclosure to third parties            |
| User data sharing with explicit consent               |
| Modular integration with trusted ID systems           |
| Standard-based integration with relying parties       |
| Ensures user privacy and security in all integrations |
| Robust support for biometric authentication           |
| Comprehensive support for wallet-based authentication |
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{% tab title="Benefits" %} <mark style="background-color:purple;">**For the system/business user:**</mark>

| Can securely authenticate users with smartphone, feature phone, or no phone for service delivery                         |
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| Enable consented data sharing to safeguard the agency of citizens                                                        |
| Faster service delivery to citizens by eliminating manual, time consuming verification processes                         |
| Narrow and bridge the digital divide by enabling multiple modes of verification, including OTP, biometrics, and password |
| Each business application doesn't have to maintain user profiles and passwords                                           |
| Enable trusted DPI rails to power ecosystem players across private and public service delivery services and platforms    |
| The cost of authenticating an individual, and hence the cost of trust is lesser                                          |

<mark style="background-color:purple;">**For the end user:**</mark>

| Seamless sign-up experience to access services                          |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Users do not need to create new profiles or remember multiple passwords |
| Users are empowered as data is shared only with consent                 |
| Faster service delivery for users                                       |
| Users are empowered to share selective data fields                      |
| Digitally illiterate users can avail services using assisted mode       |
| Lesser chances of impersonations and fraud                              |
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| Increase in quality of life across sectors (fundamental needs, finance, healthcare, education) by seamless access to a wide range of services |
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| Empowers citizens to actively participate and transact in the society                                                                         |
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### What use cases can be powered?

<table data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th>CATEGORY</th><th>USE CASES (given by DPG)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>Agriculture</strong></mark></td><td>Single sign-on with digital ID for farmers to access the Government Portal to place bulk sell orders.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>Education</strong></mark></td><td>University students authentication to download course digital certificates.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:orange;"><strong>Govt. Services</strong></mark></td><td>Profile data sharing for citizens applying for a driving license with age verification.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:orange;"><strong>Govt. Services</strong></mark></td><td>Profile data sharing for citizens applying for Voter ID with age verification.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:orange;"><strong>Govt. Services</strong></mark></td><td>Single sign-on for registering online police complaints.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:purple;"><strong>G2P Benefits</strong></mark></td><td>Authentication for citizens availing flood relief kits or drought relief items from government-run stores.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:purple;"><strong>G2P Benefits</strong></mark></td><td>Authentication for farmers applying for bank loan waiver or claiming crop insurance relief.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:purple;"><strong>G2P Benefits</strong></mark></td><td>Auth for citizens availing subsidized Food grains from Government run stores/ godowns.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Healthcare</strong></mark></td><td>Authentication for patient registration at hospitals.</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>Financial Inclusion</strong></mark></td><td>eKYC using digital ID for citizens applying for online bank account opening.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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For DaaS Cohort 1, **eSignet** is the digital authentication product made available.
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### eSignet  - Additional resources:&#x20;

1. Explainer video of eSignet - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfUPRv71s_0>
2. Documentation - <https://docs.esignet.io/>

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### eSignet  - Experience centre:

<https://docs.esignet.io/try-it-out/using-mock-data>


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