SecuGen’s Unity 20 MOSIP fingerprint authentication device is now live in Uganda, after the company completed the setup that allows it to work with the country’s national identity system. Organizations in Uganda can now buy the device through SecuGen’s authorized resellers and use it to authenticate national ID holders by fingerprint.
Uganda’s national ID system is built on the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) and operated by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). According to SecuGen, NIRA now uses MOSIP to register people, issue and renew ID cards and correct records, and moved more than 28 million identity records from its previous system to make the change. In May 2025, NIRA began a nationwide campaign to renew expiring ID cards and register new applicants, targeting about 33 million Ugandans.
Under Uganda’s Registration of Persons Act, people must show a national ID number or card to access public services and to complete many everyday transactions. The Unity 20 MOSIP is designed for in-person fingerprint authentication at the counters where those checks take place.
The device, model HU20-ASF-USM, was certified in April and is listed on the MOSIP Marketplace as compliant with MOSIP’s SBI 2.0 L1 specifications. It uses SecuGen’s U20-A fingerprint sensor, which is FBI-certified for image quality at the FAP 20 level, and a FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Foundational Trust Module that encrypts and signs fingerprint data at the point of capture. It is built for high-volume service counters and operates between -20°C and 65°C for field and outdoor use.
“Organizations in Uganda can now buy a MOSIP-certified fingerprint device that works with the national ID system today,” said Jeff Brown, SecuGen’s vice president of sales. “For banks, mobile money agents, telecom operators and government agencies that verify identities all day, every day, the Unity 20 MOSIP is robust, accurate and affordable.”
Dan Riley, SecuGen’s vice president of engineering, said the company’s engineers, the MOSIP team, NIRA’s technical team and an integration partner in Uganda worked across three continents to complete onboarding. “Every fingerprint is encrypted and signed inside the device, and NIRA’s system can confirm that it came from a genuine unit,” he said.
“Uganda has made MOSIP the foundation of its national ID, and we are proud that the Unity 20 MOSIP is now ready to work within it,” said SecuGen CEO Won Lee.
Sources: SecuGen
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
