Aadhaar PDF password: format, examples and how to open it

UIDAI protects every downloaded e-Aadhaar with an eight-character password built from your own details, so it is never sent to you separately and cannot be changed.

• Name SURESH KUMAR, born 1990: SURE1990
• Name PRIYA SHARMA, born 2001: PRIY2001
• Name R. MOHAN, born 1985: R.MO1985 (dots and other characters in the name count)

There is no space between the letters and the year, and the letters must be capitals.

• Use the name as it appears in your Aadhaar record, not your full name or a nickname. Check the spelling on an old copy of the card.
• Use the year of birth from the Aadhaar record; if only a year was recorded, that year is what counts.
• Make sure Caps Lock is on for the letters, and that your keyboard isn't adding a space.
• For names shorter than four letters, guides disagree on the exact rule. Try the name as printed followed by the year (for example RAM1993).

1. 1Open Unlock PDF and choose the e-Aadhaar file.
2. 2Type the password in the format above.
3. 3Press Unlock PDF and download the copy that opens without a password.

Unlock PDF works inside your browser, so your Aadhaar is never uploaded. It only removes a password you already know; it can't guess one.

An unlocked Aadhaar opens for anyone who gets the file. Store it somewhere private, and when you share it for KYC, consider hiding the first eight digits: Auto-redact personal data finds Aadhaar numbers and removes them from the file. If you need to send it with a password again, Protect PDF adds one of your choice.