UIDAI’s e-Aadhaar password is the first four letters of the name in capitals plus the year of birth. Unlock locally. The download is not the signed original.
e-Aadhaar is a password-protected PDF digitally signed by UIDAI. UIDAI’s own FAQ states the password: the first four letters of the name in CAPITAL letters, then the year of birth (YYYY).
Examples from that FAQ: SURESH KUMAR, born 1990, is SURE1990. SAI KUMAR, born 1990, is SAIK1990. P. KUMAR, born 1990, is P.KU1990. RIA, born 1990, is RIA1990. The letters are the start of the name as printed, not “the first name only” when the FAQ’s own examples continue into the next word.
Source: uidai.gov.in, “What Is the Password of e-Aadhaar?”. Last checked 7 October 2026.
Open Unlock PDF, type that password, and download. We do not guess passwords. If the letters do not match the name printed on the Aadhaar, the file will not open — check spaces and initials against UIDAI’s examples.
The download is not your e-Aadhaar. This unlocker redraws each page as an image. UIDAI’s digital signature does not survive. Keep the original password-protected file for anything that must verify as issued by UIDAI. Use the image copy only where a form asked for an unlocked upload and you accept that it is a picture.
Prefer a masked Aadhaar from UIDAI when the other party only needs the last four digits. Masking here is a fallback for a scan you already have, not a UIDAI document.
UIDAI says it is the first four letters of the name in CAPITALS plus the year of birth. SURESH KUMAR, 1990, is SURE1990. Shorter names use the letters that exist, as in RIA1990.
No. Unlock PDF builds a new file from page images. The signature on the original is gone. Keep the original e-Aadhaar.
No. The password and the PDF stay in this tab. We do not want Aadhaar files by email either.
No. This is not a bypass. The password format is published by UIDAI because it is derived from the name and year of birth on the card.