Opportunity brief
About MOSIP Decode:
MOSIP Decode is a virtual hackathon designed to encourage contributions to MOSIP's open-source platform from the student community!
As a globally recognised Digital Public Good, MOSIP helps governments conceive, develop, implement, and own foundational digital ID systems in their countries. Countries adopt MOSIP with the help of local experts to customise the platform to suit their requirements, but these needs are diverse and have endless potential for solutions. This is where MOSIP Decode comes in. This hackathon offers students the opportunity to learn from industry experts and propose solutions for national digital infrastructure that has been adopted by 31 countries to date across Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Develop code that aligns with MOSIP's guiding principles of modularity, scalability, security, and privacy, and stand a chance to:
- Win from a prize pool of USD 5,000.
- Secure an internship with MOSIP to refine and integrate your solution into a globally implemented platform.
- Have the top solutions showcased at MOSIP Connect 2027, an international event with representatives from over 31 countries.
- Contribute to our mission of Empowering Lives, One Unique ID at a Time.
Problem Statements:
- Automated Conformance Testing for Injicertify and InjiVerify against OpenID Suite
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Complexity Level: Medium
- Build an automated harness that spins up Inji Certify and Inji Verify, programmatically drives the OpenID Foundation conformance suite's REST API to run the issuer and verifier test plans against each component, and feeds the results into each module's existing api-testrig — as one suite per module, with an optional combined run — producing consolidated, benchmark-gated reports with CI/CD integration. - Click here to download the details of this Problem Statement.
- Inji Interop Playground A Unified Sandbox for Verifiable Credential Interoperability Testing
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Complexity Level: High
- Enable the Desktop and Android Registration Clients to process face image streams from biometric devices, perform face liveness and Presentation Attack Detection (PAD), and automatically guide residents, operators, and supervisors through active facial challenges when required to establish that the captured face belongs to a live person. - Click here to download the details of this Problem Statement.
- Enable Native SSO in eSignet Go for Mobile Apps
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Complexity Level: Medium
- Implement OpenID Connect Native SSO in eSignet (Go) to enable seamless, secure single sign-on across multiple native apps signed by the same vendor, installed on the same device. - Click here to download the details of this Problem Statement.
- Face Liveness Detection and Presentation Attack Detection for Registration and Biometric Authentication
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Complexity Level: High
- Enable the Desktop and Android Registration Clients to process face image streams from biometric devices, perform face liveness and Presentation Attack Detection (PAD), and automatically guide residents, operators, and supervisors through active facial challenges when required to establish that the captured face belongs to a live person. - Click here to download the details of this Problem Statement.
Rules:
- Eligibility: MOSIP Decode is open to students currently enrolled in any college or university globally.
- Team Participation: Teams can consist of up to 5 members. You can either form a team with friends or request to join an existing team.
- Problem Statements: Your solution must cater to one of the 4 specific Problem Statements.
- Intellectual Property: On request, you are required to contribute the source code of your solution to MOSIP.
- Originality Requirement: Solutions must be original and innovative. Any form of copying or borrowing ideas will result in disqualification.
- Submission Policy: You may submit your hack multiple times. The last submission before the deadline will be considered the final entry.
- Submission Details: Provide an overview of the Problem Statement along with a 1–2 page document or 5–7 slide pitch detailing your solution. For detailed submission criteria, please refer to the Submission Criteria.
- Allowed Resources: You may utilise open-source libraries, datasets (e.g., Kaggle, Hugging Face), and freely available systems/services (e.g., Google Maps, Facebook Connect, Twitter feeds). Ensure OSI-approved licenses.
- Adherence to MOSIP Code of Conduct: Participants are requested to adhere to the official Code of Conduct for MOSIP Decode. The MOSIP team reserves the right to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
Resources:
Explore essential materials, including official documentation, Masterclass sessions, product demo videos, and recordings of Weekly Connect sessions here.
Submission Criteria:
Submissions need to meet specific requirements and standards to be considered valid. For the criteria and step-wise information on the submission process, please click here.
Evaluation Criteria:
For a detailed understanding of the parameters on which your submission will be evaluated, please click here.
About MOSIP:
MOSIP is an open-source project incubated at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. Built as an API-first, open-standards-based foundational identity platform, MOSIP offers adopters the flexibility to design, build, and own critical software infrastructure for ID.
In addition to providing robust technical architecture, MOSIP is also committed to nurturing a global ecosystem of contributors, including country partners, technology providers, research institutions, and developers, to advance inclusive and secure digital identity solutions.
With 31 country engagements to date, MOSIP-based ID systems have been adopted across Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Terms & Conditions:
- For detailed Terms & Conditions of the MOSIP Decode Privacy Policy, click here.
Contact Us: Please use the Unstop Discussion board for immediate questions, conversations, or issues regarding the event or your individual projects. For more targeted queries or concerns about the event, reach out to us at decode@mosip.io.