Digital Signature Certificate: A Savior of Business Time
A Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is a digital equivalent of a physical or paper certificate. In other words it validates the identity of a person digitally issued by a Certifying Authority(CA). While filing for a DSC, a private key is issued along with your other details. This private key is decrypted by making use of the corresponding public key to create signatures, thereby making the process completely secure.
A DSC is valid for a period for 1 or 2 years. In order to apply for a DSC, you need to visit the website edigitalsignature.org.
According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, filing for a report, application or a form is to be done through digital signature only. Also, it is necessary for Individuals filing their income tax return to have a digital signature in order to get their accounts audited.
A company can get registered under GST only by verifying its GST application through a digital signature. Digital signature is necessary to file amendments and any other related forms.
Since the process is paperless it saves a lot of time than physically signing and submitting the documents by hand.
Your physical presence is not required, instead you can file your documents digitally anytime, anywhere.
Once the documents are signed and submitted digitally, it cannot be altered or edited, making the data safe and secure.
A DSC is considered as an official document by the government. They ask for such documents for verification purposes or for any kind of business transactions.
A recipient of a DSC is assured of the individual’s identity as it proves that the certificate is authentic. They can use this to differentiate authentic documents from and forged ones.
Depending on the type of DSC required,there are several classes of DSC in which an Individual or firm can file for a certificate:
Class 1: This type of Certificate is issued to an individual or private subscribers. It is used to confirm the details of an individual's corroboration with the Certifying Authority’s database.
Class 2: These are issued to the director/signatory authorities for e-filing purpose with the Registrar of Companies(ROC). In order to file returns with an ROC, it is mandatory for an individual to sign certain documents manually to obtain a Class 2 certificate.
Class 3: These are issued to vendors who wish to participate in e-auctions, online tenders anywhere in India. It is a must for a vendor to have a Class 3 certificate in order to participate in an online tender.Â
DGFT Certificates: For transactions that need to be made through a DGFT web portal, an electronic format of a signature is mandatory. This can be used by group exporters and importers who are already registered with the DGFT.
Visit the edigitalsignature.org website
Select the class for the DSC option you want to apply for and fill in other required details.
Make an online payment for your application
After submission, the DSC registration experts will analyse and process your application
The DSC will be sent to your registered email-id. You can check your email after 1-2 hours of submission.
edigitalsignature.org is an ISO Licenced Certificate Authority to provide digital signature certificates online. We provide registration for Class 2, Class 3 and DGFT digital signatures. We also provide services for renewal of a DSC.
You can refer to our FAQ option on our website homepage, should you have any questions regarding DSC. For any complaints, please feel free to lodge one by submitting it on our website.