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- The Karnataka government is upgrading the Hardware Security Module (HSM) that powers Aadhaar authentication across its departments.
- The HSM is a tamper-resistant device that stores the encryption keys protecting Aadhaar data, and the current setup has faced some issues.
- The upgrade will add security patches, bug fixes and vendor-supported enhancements, and will be carried out after office hours (6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) on July 31 and August 1 and 2 to minimise disruption.
- Karnataka processes roughly 10 to 12 lakh Aadhaar authentication requests across government departments, so the system's reliability matters for many citizen services.
What to watch next
- Whether the maintenance on July 31 and August 1-2 causes any visible disruption to Aadhaar-based government services
- Whether officials report the upgrade resolving the issues the existing HSM setup had encountered
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Named India · Aadhaar · Hardware Security Module · Karnataka Government · Priyank Kharge
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