{"id":351127,"date":"2025-12-02T17:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351127"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:05:35","slug":"sim-binding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sim-binding\/","title":{"rendered":"SIM Binding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>The Department of Telecommunications has recently directed major app-based communication services to implement SIM binding to curb cyber-frauds and misuse.<\/p>\n<h2>About SIM Binding<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351128\" style=\"width: 327px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351128 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-ET-300x248.jpg?resize=327%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SIM Binding\" width=\"327\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-ET.jpg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-ET.jpg?resize=1024%2C845&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-ET.jpg?resize=768%2C634&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-ET.jpg?w=1047&amp;ssl=1 1047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>SIM binding is a <strong>security process<\/strong> that <strong>links a user\u2019s messaging or communication app to the specific SIM card<\/strong> used during registration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Authorized under: <\/strong>The Department of Telecommunications (<strong>DoT<\/strong>) has issued these directions under the <strong>Telecommunication Cybersecurity Amendment Rules, 2025.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Under the Rules, the DoT has introduced the concept of <strong>Telecommunication Identifier User Entity (TIUE).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TIUE<\/strong> is a <strong>non-licence entity<\/strong> that uses <strong>telecommunication identifiers<\/strong> such as <strong>mobile numbers to identify and serve its users.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Working mechanism<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>liSIM binding\u00a0nks the app to the SIM used during registration and continuously <strong>checks the same SIM identifiers<\/strong> stored in it.<\/li>\n<li>If the identifiers in the device <strong>do not match<\/strong> those recorded at registration, the <strong>app treats it as an identity mismatch and blocks access<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The app works <strong>only when the registered SIM is present and<\/strong> <strong>active<\/strong> in the handset.<\/li>\n<li>Web or desktop instances must be <strong>logged out periodically, not later than six hours,<\/strong> with re-linking through a QR code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Department of Telecommunications has recently directed major app-based communication services to implement SIM binding to curb cyber-frauds and misuse. About SIM Binding SIM binding is a security process that links a user\u2019s messaging or communication app to the specific SIM card used during registration. 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