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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1 will launch digital locker facility that will help citizens to digitally store their important documents like PAN card, passport, mark sheets and degree certificates. It is linked to the Aadhar number. This article talks about What is Digital Locker, how does it differs from Google docs or Drop Box, What are advantages of Digital Locker, How to register and use the Digital Locker.
What is Digital Locker?
Digital Locker or DigiLocker is a website or a portal by Government of India where you upload and store your documents like PAN Card,passport,mark sheets and degree certificates. This locker will be linked to one’s Aadhaar number. You will be offered 10 MB space for all your documents free of cost. Space will be later increased to 1 GB. So basically it is like a physical locker where you store your jewellery and documents but this locker is digitial i.e on website and will store digital information. Digital Locker can be accessed from https://digitallocker.gov.in/. Offical FAQ on Digital Locker
Going forward the Government agencies will issue the documents in electronic form which will be uploaded on the website. For example The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) is likely to start issuing mark sheets and certificates in digital format as well along with hard copies which can be stored by students in their digital lockers,
Digital Locker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme. The website has been developed and is being maintained by MahaOnline Ltd, the joint venture between Maharashtra government and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Aren’t such websites already existing?
Yes Free cloud storage like Google Drive and Dropbox also let you upload and store the documents, allows you create folders and categorise to make browsing easy.
There are private businesses like Kleeto.in that provide secure online storage for a fee ranging from 200 to 2,000. For a basic yearly subscription package of 200, Kleeto will securely store 15 documents of 5 pages each and an online storage of up to 50 MB. They will pick-up, scan, upload and keep the papers safe. When you need the originals, they will be sent to you within 2-3 days.
Private e-locker services are also available for some time now. ICICI bank has a similar e-locker service which customers can use by login in through their internet banking or ICICI Direct account login.
It’s worth noting that the Maharashtra government had started testing an Aadhaar-linked e-locker service called Maha Digital Locker on a pilot basis, in November last year. The service claimed to allow users to fill up government forms with a single click.
So how does Digital Locker differ from other such websites?
Digital Locker offers much more than a place to store the documents.
You can upload scanned copies of your documents, like in other websites. But these scanned documents which, if required, can be digitally signed thus making the e-document at par with the original one .
Going forward the locker will be repository or store house of all your government issued e-documents.These electronic e-documents will be uploaded by issuers, government departments or agencies such as CBSE, registrar office, income tax department .
The documents you upload can be shared via email, the e-documents from governments agencies viewed by an authorised list of requestors such as a bank, university , the passport office or the transport department.
However, with other websites cyber law and jurisdiction is a concern. When people upload their personal information into these websites they have NO idea where the data is stored(somewhere in cloud), who else has access to the information. Or what polices these companies have in regards to what employees have access to customer data. Or what polices they have in regards to things like legal subpoenas and requests from law enforcement and governments.
If you store anything in DropBox or Google drive, you are governed under US regulations and there is no direct protection under the Information Technology(IT) Act.
Though Online free storage services are equally secure, however, the government’s locker is more secure primarily because the data gets stored within India and you are legally protected under the Information Technology Act, 2000
What all would Digital Locker contain?
Each user’s digital locker has the following sections as shown in image below
My Certificates: This section comprises of two sub sections:
Digital Documents: This contains the links or URI’s of the documents issued to the user by Govt. departments or other agencies.
Uploaded Documents: This subsection lists all the documents which are uploaded by the user. Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size. Only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types can be uploaded.
My Profile: This section displays the complete profile of the user as available in the UIDAI database.
Account Settings which allows you to Change password and link with Google and Facebook as shown in image below
Going forward their will be
My Issuer: This section displays the issuers’ names and the number of documents issued to the user by the issuer.
My Requester: This section displays the requesters’ names and the number of documents requested from the user by the requesters.
Directories: This section displays the complete list of registered issuers and requesters along with their URLs.
What is the purpose of Digital Locker?
Digital Locker is aimed at minimizing the usage of physical documents and enable sharing of e-documents across agencies.Digital Locker will reduce the administrative overhead of government departments and agencies created due to paper work. It will also make it easy for the residents to receive services by saving time and effort as their documents will now be available anytime, anywhere and can be shared electronically. Objectives of Digital Locker are as follows:
Enable digital empowerment of residents by providing them with Digital Locker on the cloud
Enable e-Signing of documents and make them available electronically and online Minimize the use of physical documents
Ensure authenticity of the e-documents and thereby eliminate usage of fake documents
Secure access to Govt. issued documents through a web portal and mobile application for residents
Reduce administrative overhead of Govt. departments and agencies and make it easy for the residents to receive services
Anytime, anywhere access to the documents by the resident
Open and interoperable standards based architecture to support a well-structured standard document format to support easy sharing of documents across departments and agencies
Ensure privacy and authorized access to residents’ data.
Since when is Digital Locker available?
In Feb 2015 Digital Locker was launched in what is know as beta phase. It will be officially launched on 1 Jul 2015.
What is Beta Testing?
Beta testing is a term used in making a commercial product usually software. Beta testing also known as field testing for a product is done before the commercial release. Beta testing is the last stage of testing, and normally involves sending the product to beta test sites outside the company for real-world exposure or offering the product for a free trial download over the Internet. Advantage of Beta Testing is to have the opportunity to get your application into the hands of users prior to releasing it to the general public. The Users can install, test your application, and send feedback to you during this beta testing period.
Is Digital Locker safe?
The Digital locker uses the same security that all banks use for internet banking. They use your registered mobile number and email address to send you OTP,one time password. That is the only way you can gain access to digital locker.
How to register for Digital Locker?
To Sign-up or Register for the Digilocker you need to have a valid Aadhaar number registered with Aadhaar.
Please type your Aadhaar number in the text box against Enter Aadhaar Number. You will be given two options for user authentication. Use OTP and Use Fingerprint. OTP means One Time Password.
After clicking on Use OTP, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the mobile number and email-id registered with your Aadhaar as shown in image below.
Enter the OTP and click on Validate OTP button.
Once the OTP is validated the user is taken to set username or password page to complete sign up
How to Sign In Digital Locker after Registration?
You can login using any of the three options shown in image below:
your Aadhaar Number which requires OTP or Finger Print
User Id and Password or
Social Media
How can I upload a document in my digital locker?
Upload documents facility is available under My Certificates section. Click on orange box (marked in red ) in image below
You need to first select a document type (SSC Certificate, HSC Certificate, PAN card, Voter ID card, etc.) from a drop down list.
Provide a name for the document
Based on the document type selected, you need to fill in the other details relevant to the document.
Choose the file from your local machine to be uploaded to digital locker.
Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size and only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types are allowed
Provide Description of the document (max 50 characters)
Click Upload button. On successful upload, the document will be listed under Uploaded Documents subsection.
How can I share the e-documents in my digital locker?
For sharing your e-document , mentioned as URI under Digital Documents subsection or under Uploaded Documents subsection, you need to click on Share link provided against the document you would like to share, as shown in image below, marked by red box.
A dialog box will pop up as shown in image below. Please enter the email address of the recipient in the dialog box and click ‘Share’ button.(You can enter multiple email address separated by semicolon( EG: abc@gmail.com;ghj@yahoo.com)
The document will be shared with the recipient via email.
The recipient will receive an email from ‘no-reply@digitallocker.gov.in’. The subject line of the email will mention the document name and document type. The email body will have the URI link of the document and the sender name and Aadhaar number.
Terms associated with Digital Locker
An e-document is an electronic document issued to one or more individuals (Aadhaar holders) in appropriate formats (both as XML and printable) compliant to digital locker technical specifications. You may also upload govt. issued scanned documents and also digitally sign the same, if required.
Repository is a Collection of e-Documents
Issuer is an entity issuing e-documents to individuals in a standard format and making them electronically available e.g. CBSE, Registrar Office, Income Tax department, etc.
Requester is an entity(person or organization) requesting secure access to a particular e-document stored
Access Gateway provides a secure online mechanism for requesters to access e- documents from various repositories in real-time using e-Document URI (Uniform Resource Indicator). The gateway will identify the address of the repository where the e-Document is stored based on the URI and will fetch the e-Document from that repository. Please refer to the DigiLocker Technical specifications available on the portal for further information.
A URI is a Uniform Resource Indicator generated by the issuer department, which is mandatory for every e-document of the digital locker system. This unique URI can be resolved to a full URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to access the actual document in appropriate repository. It’s like an address ex: http://digitallocker.gov.in/CandidateLocker/Share.ashx?type=NonURI&Hash=2614af2b9574c1109edf361f55d43008ca9a835f884d170ae
Important Info:
Digital Locker can be accessed from https://digitallocker.gov.in/. Offical FAQ on Digital Locker
You may contact DigiLocker support team via email: support@digitallocker.gov.in
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 1 will launch digital locker facility that will help citizens to digitally store their important documents like PAN card, passport, mark sheets and degree certificates. It is linked to the Aadhar number. This article talks about What is Digital Locker, how does it differs from Google docs or Drop Box, What are advantages of Digital Locker, How to register and use the Digital Locker.
What is Digital Locker?
Digital Locker or DigiLocker is a website or a portal by Government of India where you upload and store your documents like PAN Card,passport,mark sheets and degree certificates. This locker will be linked to one’s Aadhaar number. You will be offered 10 MB space for all your documents free of cost. Space will be later increased to 1 GB. So basically it is like a physical locker where you store your jewellery and documents but this locker is digitial i.e on website and will store digital information. Digital Locker can be accessed from https://digitallocker.gov.in/. Offical FAQ on Digital Locker
Going forward the Government agencies will issue the documents in electronic form which will be uploaded on the website. For example The Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE) is likely to start issuing mark sheets and certificates in digital format as well along with hard copies which can be stored by students in their digital lockers,
Digital Locker is one of the key initiatives under the Digital India Programme. The website has been developed and is being maintained by MahaOnline Ltd, the joint venture between Maharashtra government and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
Aren’t such websites already existing?
Yes Free cloud storage like Google Drive and Dropbox also let you upload and store the documents, allows you create folders and categorise to make browsing easy.
There are private businesses like Kleeto.in that provide secure online storage for a fee ranging from 200 to 2,000. For a basic yearly subscription package of 200, Kleeto will securely store 15 documents of 5 pages each and an online storage of up to 50 MB. They will pick-up, scan, upload and keep the papers safe. When you need the originals, they will be sent to you within 2-3 days.
Private e-locker services are also available for some time now. ICICI bank has a similar e-locker service which customers can use by login in through their internet banking or ICICI Direct account login.
It’s worth noting that the Maharashtra government had started testing an Aadhaar-linked e-locker service called Maha Digital Locker on a pilot basis, in November last year. The service claimed to allow users to fill up government forms with a single click.
So how does Digital Locker differ from other such websites?
Digital Locker offers much more than a place to store the documents.
You can upload scanned copies of your documents, like in other websites. But these scanned documents which, if required, can be digitally signed thus making the e-document at par with the original one .
Going forward the locker will be repository or store house of all your government issued e-documents.These electronic e-documents will be uploaded by issuers, government departments or agencies such as CBSE, registrar office, income tax department .
The documents you upload can be shared via email, the e-documents from governments agencies viewed by an authorised list of requestors such as a bank, university , the passport office or the transport department.
However, with other websites cyber law and jurisdiction is a concern. When people upload their personal information into these websites they have NO idea where the data is stored(somewhere in cloud), who else has access to the information. Or what polices these companies have in regards to what employees have access to customer data. Or what polices they have in regards to things like legal subpoenas and requests from law enforcement and governments.
If you store anything in DropBox or Google drive, you are governed under US regulations and there is no direct protection under the Information Technology(IT) Act.
Though Online free storage services are equally secure, however, the government’s locker is more secure primarily because the data gets stored within India and you are legally protected under the Information Technology Act, 2000
What all would Digital Locker contain?
Each user’s digital locker has the following sections as shown in image below
My Certificates: This section comprises of two sub sections:
Digital Documents: This contains the links or URI’s of the documents issued to the user by Govt. departments or other agencies.
Uploaded Documents: This subsection lists all the documents which are uploaded by the user. Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size. Only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types can be uploaded.
My Profile: This section displays the complete profile of the user as available in the UIDAI database.
Account Settings which allows you to Change password and link with Google and Facebook as shown in image below
Going forward their will be
My Issuer: This section displays the issuers’ names and the number of documents issued to the user by the issuer.
My Requester: This section displays the requesters’ names and the number of documents requested from the user by the requesters.
Directories: This section displays the complete list of registered issuers and requesters along with their URLs.
What is the purpose of Digital Locker?
Digital Locker is aimed at minimizing the usage of physical documents and enable sharing of e-documents across agencies.Digital Locker will reduce the administrative overhead of government departments and agencies created due to paper work. It will also make it easy for the residents to receive services by saving time and effort as their documents will now be available anytime, anywhere and can be shared electronically. Objectives of Digital Locker are as follows:
Enable digital empowerment of residents by providing them with Digital Locker on the cloud
Enable e-Signing of documents and make them available electronically and online Minimize the use of physical documents
Ensure authenticity of the e-documents and thereby eliminate usage of fake documents
Secure access to Govt. issued documents through a web portal and mobile application for residents
Reduce administrative overhead of Govt. departments and agencies and make it easy for the residents to receive services
Anytime, anywhere access to the documents by the resident
Open and interoperable standards based architecture to support a well-structured standard document format to support easy sharing of documents across departments and agencies
Ensure privacy and authorized access to residents’ data.
Since when is Digital Locker available?
In Feb 2015 Digital Locker was launched in what is know as beta phase. It will be officially launched on 1 Jul 2015.
What is Beta Testing?
Beta testing is a term used in making a commercial product usually software. Beta testing also known as field testing for a product is done before the commercial release. Beta testing is the last stage of testing, and normally involves sending the product to beta test sites outside the company for real-world exposure or offering the product for a free trial download over the Internet. Advantage of Beta Testing is to have the opportunity to get your application into the hands of users prior to releasing it to the general public. The Users can install, test your application, and send feedback to you during this beta testing period.
Is Digital Locker safe?
The Digital locker uses the same security that all banks use for internet banking. They use your registered mobile number and email address to send you OTP,one time password. That is the only way you can gain access to digital locker.
How to register for Digital Locker?
To Sign-up or Register for the Digilocker you need to have a valid Aadhaar number registered with Aadhaar.
Please type your Aadhaar number in the text box against Enter Aadhaar Number. You will be given two options for user authentication. Use OTP and Use Fingerprint. OTP means One Time Password.
After clicking on Use OTP, an OTP (One Time Password) will be sent to the mobile number and email-id registered with your Aadhaar as shown in image below.
Enter the OTP and click on Validate OTP button.
Once the OTP is validated the user is taken to set username or password page to complete sign up
How to Sign In Digital Locker after Registration?
You can login using any of the three options shown in image below:
your Aadhaar Number which requires OTP or Finger Print
User Id and Password or
Social Media
How can I upload a document in my digital locker?
Upload documents facility is available under My Certificates section. Click on orange box (marked in red ) in image below
You need to first select a document type (SSC Certificate, HSC Certificate, PAN card, Voter ID card, etc.) from a drop down list.
Provide a name for the document
Based on the document type selected, you need to fill in the other details relevant to the document.
Choose the file from your local machine to be uploaded to digital locker.
Each file to be uploaded should not be more than 1MB in size and only pdf, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp and gif file types are allowed
Provide Description of the document (max 50 characters)
Click Upload button. On successful upload, the document will be listed under Uploaded Documents subsection.
How can I share the e-documents in my digital locker?
For sharing your e-document , mentioned as URI under Digital Documents subsection or under Uploaded Documents subsection, you need to click on Share link provided against the document you would like to share, as shown in image below, marked by red box.
A dialog box will pop up as shown in image below. Please enter the email address of the recipient in the dialog box and click ‘Share’ button.(You can enter multiple email address separated by semicolon( EG: abc@gmail.com;ghj@yahoo.com)
The document will be shared with the recipient via email.
The recipient will receive an email from ‘no-reply@digitallocker.gov.in’. The subject line of the email will mention the document name and document type. The email body will have the URI link of the document and the sender name and Aadhaar number.
Terms associated with Digital Locker
An e-document is an electronic document issued to one or more individuals (Aadhaar holders) in appropriate formats (both as XML and printable) compliant to digital locker technical specifications. You may also upload govt. issued scanned documents and also digitally sign the same, if required.
Repository is a Collection of e-Documents
Issuer is an entity issuing e-documents to individuals in a standard format and making them electronically available e.g. CBSE, Registrar Office, Income Tax department, etc.
Requester is an entity(person or organization) requesting secure access to a particular e-document stored
Access Gateway provides a secure online mechanism for requesters to access e- documents from various repositories in real-time using e-Document URI (Uniform Resource Indicator). The gateway will identify the address of the repository where the e-Document is stored based on the URI and will fetch the e-Document from that repository. Please refer to the DigiLocker Technical specifications available on the portal for further information.
A URI is a Uniform Resource Indicator generated by the issuer department, which is mandatory for every e-document of the digital locker system. This unique URI can be resolved to a full URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to access the actual document in appropriate repository. It’s like an address ex: http://digitallocker.gov.in/CandidateLocker/Share.ashx?type=NonURI&Hash=2614af2b9574c1109edf361f55d43008ca9a835f884d170ae
Important Info:
Digital Locker can be accessed from https://digitallocker.gov.in/. Offical FAQ on Digital Locker
You may contact DigiLocker support team via email: support@digitallocker.gov.in
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