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UPSC 2018: The identity platform 'Aadhaar' provides open 'Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)'. What does it imply? 1. It can be integrated into any electronic device. 2. Online authentication using iris is possible. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Aadhaar’s open APIs (part of the India Stack) are device-agnostic, so developers can embed Aadhaar authentication into any electronic device such as PoS machines, mobiles or micro-ATMs, validating statement 1. The authentication API supports multiple biometric modalities, including iris scans, allowing real-time online verification with iris data, so statement 2 is also correct. Hence both statements are true. ([edukemy.com](https://edukemy.com/blog/upsc-prelims-2018-question-17/))
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