Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is a secured digital key issued by certifying authorities like Emudhra, Pantasign, Vsign, etc., to validate and authenticate the certificate holder’s identity.
A Digital Signature is a secure key (USB E-token) having your signature in digital format. It typically includes your identity (name, email, country, and your public key). Digital Certificates use Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), meaning its corresponding public key can only decrypt data that has been digitally signed or encrypted by a private key.
Features of DSC
- Easy process to get DSC
- Carry anywhere with you as certificate is in a pen drive like USB called Token
- Password Protected
- DSC validity range from 2 years to 3 years
- Authenticate PDFs, emails, and other Business Documents
- Sign and share documents within seconds
Use of Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)
The Digitization wave is taking over every sector and industry, resulting in increased requirements for digitally authenticated documents. Most government departments and organizations are adapting Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). DSC class 3 is a Statutory requirement in various applications.
DSC is mandatory as an authenticated signature tool on various government platforms. Some of the uses of DSCs are:
- Company Incorporation
- Director Identification Number Application
- MCA Compliances
- Income Tax filing and compliances
- TDS filing and compliances
- GST filing and compliances
- Import Export related filings on DGFT portal
- E- Tenders
- Provident Fund and ESI related Filings and compliances
- Director’s KYC
Digital Signature Certificate Classes
- Digital Signature Class 3: Class 3 Dsc is used for online particiapation in E-aution and Tenders filing. Class 3 DSC is also used for ITR, online application for various certificates and approvals, Company Incorporation, Tax & GST Compliances, etc.
- Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for DGFT: DGFT DSC is primaliry used for application filling in DGFT. You need DGFT DSC for cliaming export incentives, filing for Import Export Code (IEC), applying for Ornamental Fish Import License, etc.
There are used to be three classes of DSC, namely DSC Class 2, DSC class 3, and DGFT DSC.
The Certifying authorities discontinued class 2 DSC, and now Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate is in use along with DGFT Digital Signature Certificate.
Benefits of Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
- Authentication: Digitally signed documents and email can confirm the legitimacy of another person with whom you are doing online business.
- Save Cost and Time: Earlier, we all have to physically do the signature on papers of application compliance and business documents. Also, have to take the printout and scan it back if have to share it over email. With DSC, you can sign PDFS, Emails, and other documents within a few seconds and can share with anyone.
- Security of Data: Digitally Signed documents are safe from any alteration or edit and hence safe from any breach. Government organizations allow tender bids digitally to ensure proposals are not compromised and altered once submitted.
- Authenticity of Documents: DSC creation processincludes PAN card and Aadhar Card which insure that the person is legitimate and so the document signed by them. This authenticity of the documents ensure the confidence in receipient mind to take action based on them without the fear of papers being forged.
- Environmental Friendly: Use of DSC reduces the Carbon footprints by digitizing the signing process.
Documents Required for Online Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Registration
Individual Registration
- Pan Card Copy
- Aadhar Card Copy
- Passport Size Photo or Selfie
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