Monday, 4 November 2013

Digital Signature (DSC) in India

A Digital Signature (DSC) is an electronic security mark.This certificate ensures that you will not be sending sensitive data to a hacker or imposer site the browser also makes sure the domain name matches the name on the CA and that the CA has been generated by a trusted authority like us. PKI based digital signature(DSC) is cost effective with low price compared to other digital signature in the world. Digital signature reduce paper consumption as well as costs of transmission and storage.


Why is Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) required?
Like physical documents are signed manually, electronic documents, for example e-forms are required to be signed digitally using a Digital Signature Certificate. Transactions that are done using Internet if signed using a Digital Signature certificate (DSC) becomes legally valid.

Digital Signature Certificate(DSC) is not only a digital equivalent of a hand written signature it adds extra data electronically to any message or a document where it is used to make it more authentic and more secured. Digital Signature ensures that no tampering of data is done once the document has been digitally signed. A DSC is normally valid for 1 or 2 years, after which renewal is required.

What are the types of Digital Signature (DSC) -
  • Class2 DSC - For Income Tax Returns e-filing, MCA 21 & ROC, LLP, TDS Certificates, VAT Returns.
  • Class 3 DSC - For MCA21, ROC, Income Tax, DGS&D, Northern Railway, IRCTC, e-Tendering, Trade Mark,e-procurement and other departments & organisations. Digital Certificates shall be used to access the website and authenticate the vendors. Vendors like E-Tendering etc. Vendors shall have to procure legally valid Digital Certificate issued by a Licensed Registration Authority (LRA).
  • DGFT - For Importers & Exporters.

What is the legal status of a Digital Signature? 
Digital Signatures are legally admissible in a Court of Law, as provided under the provisions of IT.

How much time do CAs take to issue a DSC?
The time taken by Certifying Authorities to issue a DSC may vary from three to seven days.


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