bryanseah234/sgNRIC2003

How do you validate NRICs?

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ninest commented

I found your repository under the Singapore topic on GitHub, and it looked pretty interesting.

I was wondering, what exactly are you doing to validate the NRIC in 02_validate nric2003.py? Is the algorithm explained anywhere?

bryanseah234 commented

Hi Ninest! Thank you for taking interest in this.
I am validating the NRICs according to their last alphabet . I believe it is called a checksum. This method of validation has been reversed engineered and a quick google search will yield back results on how to perform validation. I will link it here nonetheless: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Registration_Identity_Card#Structure_of_the_NRIC_number/FIN

(that said, my code in 02_validate nric2003.py may not be totally flawless, but it did the job)

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