MOSIP Adheres to UNDP's DPI Safeguards for Secure Digital ID

Published Date : 9/25/2025 

The Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) has demonstrated strong alignment with the UNDP's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards, ensuring privacy, minimal data collection, and user control over personal information. 

The Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) has announced its full alignment with the foundational safeguard principles recommended by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for the rollout of national digital ID systems. This alignment is substantiated by a recent study titled “DPI Safeguards: Building a Safe and Inclusive Digital Future, How MOSIP Aligns with the Universal DPI Safeguards.”

The 51-page publication, authored by four experts, three from MOSIP and one from Artha-India Research Advisors, highlights a strong convergence on foundational principles such as privacy protection, minimal data collection, and user control over personal information. These principles are underpinned by transparency, accountability, and active multi-stakeholder participation.

To translate these principles into practice, MOSIP integrates advanced capabilities such as differential privacy and zero-knowledge encryption to reinforce data security. The platform also advances interoperability and decentralization through its modular open-source architecture and contributions to global standards.

MOSIP’s foundational ID infrastructure is gaining traction globally, with 26 nations either deploying a MOSIP-based digital ID on a full scale or conducting pilot projects. A majority of these countries are in Africa, where digital ID systems are crucial for improving governance and service delivery.

A preliminary mapping exercise reveals that of the 43 recommendations across 9 principles of the UNDP’s Framework for technology providers, MOSIP’s platform, processes, and practices align with over 30. Despite its strong safeguards compliance, MOSIP has pledged to continue working with partners to upgrade software to comply with global best practices and standards.

MOSIP has also made several forward-looking commitments to maintain and strengthen its adherence to these principles. These include conducting regular third-party audits of its codebase and deployments to ensure accountability, expanding its global community of developers, researchers, and civil society actors to co-create safeguard enhancements, supporting policy frameworks that uphold DPI safeguards, and adhering to global standards for identity systems to ensure compatibility and ethical data exchange across borders.

The UNDP’s DPI Safeguards Framework was recently discussed in New York during an event held on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) to celebrate new milestones and welcome more members. The 50-in-5 campaign aims to support 50 countries of the Global South in implementing safe, inclusive, and interoperable DPI by 2028. Last year, the UNDP organized a similar event in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss ways to advance the implementation of the DPI Safeguards agenda. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS): 

Q: What is MOSIP?

A: MOSIP stands for Modular Open-Source Identity Platform. It is a non-profit, open-source platform designed to support countries in the rollout of their national digital ID systems.

Q: What are the DPI Safeguards?

A: The DPI (Digital Public Infrastructure) Safeguards are a set of principles and recommendations developed by the UNDP to ensure that digital ID systems are safe, inclusive, and respectful of privacy and data protection.

Q: How does MOSIP align with the DPI Safeguards?

A: MOSIP aligns with the DPI Safeguards through its commitment to privacy protection, minimal data collection, user control over personal information, transparency, accountability, and active multi-stakeholder participation.

Q: What technologies does MOSIP use to ensure data security?

A: MOSIP uses advanced technologies such as differential privacy and zero-knowledge encryption to ensure data security and protect user information.

Q: How many countries are currently using MOSIP for digital ID systems?

A: As of this year, 26 countries are either deploying a MOSIP-based digital ID on a full scale or conducting pilot projects, with a majority of these countries being in Africa. 

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