Why UIDAI’s New Bug Bounty Matters for Aadhaar and National Identity Security
India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) has taken a notable step by launching its first structured Bug Bounty Programme for the Aadhaar ecosystem. For an identity system that underpins services for more than a billion residents, inviting independent security researchers to probe critical digital assets is not just a tactical decision—it’s a strategic shift toward continuous, crowdsourced resilience. The programme signals a growing recognition that large-scale public infrastructure benefits from the…