The GAON (Government Authorized Order Number) is designed for activating or setting up a new account. This applies to everything including banking, telecommunications, credit lines, and any thing else that might imply to require the government number. Since the GIN is required to be private, the GAON along with the NIN will be used when setting up a new account. The process will be relatively simple, and the steps are as follows:
- Acquire Business ID Number
- Login with your GAON, Password, and 2FA Code
- Select Acquire GAON
- Provide the Business ID Number
- Receive GAON
- Go to Business with GAON, NIN, and ID Card
- Activate Account
This process only needs to be done per company. Since there will already be an established business relationship with the company, there will be no need to activate a new account. If services need to be added or removed, this can be done on the company’s website.
Acquire Business ID Number
You will need the Business ID Number. One could think of this as a NIN for businesses. You would need this number in order to acquire a GAON. Since this number is so important to provide the customer with an account, and services – business should be free and willing to grant the Business ID Number.
Login
Go to the government’s login page. Once you have done that you would see your account, and available resources for your needs. When logging in, you are required to have your GIN, and password. If you are logging in from an unrecognized device you would need to verify either with a 2FA app (if set up), or the email address associated with your account. This is to limit the chance of a bad actor from getting access to your account. 2FA is always preferable, and you only have to do this on unrecognized devices.
Select Acquire GAON
A tab in your control panel will have the words Acquire GAON. You would select that link which will bring you to a page with your GIN, NIN, and a form entry to where you would provide the Business ID number. This is essential for getting an accurate and function GAON.
Provide Business ID Number
Every company has a Business ID Number. One could think of this as an NIN for the business. The website will authenticate the business, and verify it is a properly operated business. This will be necessary as the GAON that will be generated must match with the business that service is being applied for. You can’t for example get a credit card Business ID Number, and use the GAON generated to acquire service with Ka-Tel. A unique number for every service application must be made.
Receive GAON
Once the Business ID number has been provided, the customer will receive a GAON. They may want to print out the page, or accurately provide the 14 digit number. This is required for starting service. The GAON basically authenticate that the person acquiring service is the person, and not someone else.
Go to Business with GAON, NIN, and ID Card
Once you acquire all of the necessary numbers, the customer will go to the company’s website, or office, and provide this information. The system will use a gov.ka API to make sure that the GAON and NIN pair matches. Assuming that it does, and the customer provides their ID card. for proof that the NIN is theirs, they will then receive an account, and therefore services.
Activate Account
The account will be activated, and the customer should be able to use the service as normal. If they will receive a product, that product can be acquired at the office, or mailed to them if they applied online. This process does not have to be repeated if changing services on your account. However, if you close the account, you will have to redo the process if you wished to acquire services with them again.