Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Few Examples of physical certificates are drivers’ licenses, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver’s license identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove ones identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally. A digital signature is an electronic signature that can be used to sign electronic documents. Just the way physical documents are validated by a handwritten signature, electronic documents are validated by signing them through a digital signature. A digital signature certificate (DSC) contains information about the users name, pin code, country, email address, date of issuance of certificate and name of the certifying authority.
You can use Digital Signature Certificates for the following:
Digital Signature For IRCTC E-Ticketing-
Class 3 DSC for e-Ticketing booking for authorized agents of IRCTC. DSC is required by IRCTC Agents to purchase tickets and secure ticket reservations on behalf of the passenger.
Digital Signature Certificate For Trademark & Patent-
Class 3 Digital Signature Certificate for filing patents and trademarks. It’s required to protect intellectual assets in conformity with the public policy objectives of the country.
Digital Signature For ROC/MCA E-Filling-
A Digital Signature Certificate helps make light work of various transactions related to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, or Registrar of Companies.
Digital Signature Certificate For ICEGATE-
ICEGATE (Indian Customs EDI gateway) is the gateway for the users of the Indian Customs EDI system. Use of Class 3 DSC is mandated on the ICEGATE website.
Digital Signature For E-Tendering-
Class 3 Digital Signature Certificates for e-Tendering applications for all Government of India e-Tenders that ensures faster reviews and greater transparency.
Below are several benefits with for your business of becoming retailer/distributor:
Authenticity Of Documents :-
Digitally signed documents give confidence to the receiver to be assured of the signers authenticity. They can take action on the basis of such documents without getting worried about the documents being forged*.
Data Integrity :-
Documents that are signed digitally cannot be altered or edited after signing, which makes the data safe and secure.
Reduced Cost & Time :-
Instead of signing the hard copy documents physically and scanning them to send them via e-mail, you can digitally sign the PDF files and send them much more quickly. This saves time as well as the cost of printing and scanning the documents.
Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Few Examples of physical certificates are drivers' licenses, passports or membership cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a driver's license identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove one’s identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally.
Physical documents are signed manually, similarly, electronic documents, for example e-forms are required to be signed digitally using a Digital Signature Certificate
The Certifying Authorities are authorized to issue a Digital Signature Certificate with a validity of one or two years.
Kindly follow the steps given below: