Indian Aadhar
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Indian Aadhar ID system is one of the world's largest unique digital identity platforms mostly based on Java and commodity hardware.
Tech Stack for enrollment module.
- Java Springboot
- Hadoop HDFS (Storing enrollment packets)
- Apache Solr (Search)
- Mysql
- MongoDB
- RabbitMQ (Message queue)
- Hadoop MapReduce and Pentaho (Analytics)
Key Takeaways from this architecture.
- Define and use APIs for all components
- Embrace open source, eliminate vendor lock-in
- Create a single source of truth
- Build a resilient system
- Security and privacy should be by design
- Scalability can’t be bought, architect for it.
