Step 1: Click on “Download Aadhaar” and select the relevant option amongst “Enrolment ID/Aadhaar Number/Virtual ID”. To summarize, a combination of the first four letters of your name written in CAPITALS (name as mentioned in the Aadhaar card) and your Year of Birth (in YYYY format) is your Aadhaar card PDF password or simply your Aadhaar card password.įor whatever reason you want to download your Aadhaar card, whether you have misplaced the original physical copy or mistakenly destroyed it, you can download the same here: For downloading your E-Aadhaar card, you need to visit the aforementioned link and then follow the below steps: UIDAI keeps your E-Aadhaar file a password-protected PDF file because PDF is generally considered a safe digital file format and if the same is protected by a password, the security cover of the file increases.