Quick Insight to Digital Signature Certificates (DSC)

Digital Signature serves as a proof of your identity. Its the digital equivalent of a handwritten signature or stamped seal, but offering far more inherent security, a digital signature is intended to solve the problem of tampering and impersonation in digital communications. Digital signatures can provide the added assurances of evidence to origin, identity and status of an electronic document, transaction or message, as well as acknowledging informed consent by the signer.

In short, a digital signature is a mathematical technique used to validate the authenticity and integrity of a message, software or digital document.

What are different types of DSC?

There are three types of Digital Signature Certificates as follows:

Class 1 - To be issued to individuals/ Private Subscribers and mostly used for email encryption.

Class 2 - To be issued for Income Tax filing, ROC and MCA filing, DIN or DPIN application etc.
Class 3 - To be issued for the purpose of e-Tendering, e-Procurement, Trademark / Patent /copyright application filing, etc.

How does it Work?

If the two hash values match, the message has not been tampered with, and the receiver knows the message is from sender.

Uses of Digital Signature Certificate?

E-File Income Tax Return

File ROC Forms with MCA

Send Digitally Signed Emails

Carry out secure transactions on Internet

Apply for E-Tendering or E-Procurement

Digitally Sign Documents such as PDFs

Documents Required?

PAN Card

Passport Size Photo

Identity Proof

Address proof

How long does it takes?

You will receive the DSC Token within 1 day of submission of application form.

What is the Validity period of DSC?

Digital signature can have a validity of 1 year or 2 years. The validity period of Digital Signature Certificate issued by us will be of 2 years. The DSC can also be renewed after expiry of 2 years.

To apply for DSC contact 9900397777 or mail us at info@preethamandco.com