What is Digital Signature?

Digital Signature Certificate Online


In India, it is compulsory to have a Digital Signature Certificate for most of the government registration process such as company registration, gst registration, etc.

So in this blog article, we will provide you with a complete guide on digital signature and how to get a digital signature certificate online?

What is Digital Signature?


Digital signature is the most important digital signature format for a legal structure such as a company. It is needed at various government registration and legal work to prove the identity of the business.

Digital signature is regulated by the Indian IT Act, 2000. In order to get a digital signature, a person needs to apply for a digital signature certificate.

What is a digital signature certificate?


Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) is an official secure digital certification issued by a certifying authority for verifying the identity of a person holding the DSC certificate.

Digital Signature Certificate contains the encrypted information of the person holding the certificate such as name , address and email of the user, country, certificate issued date and name of certifying authority who issued the certificate.

Types of Digital Signature Certificate


There are two types of Digital Signature Certificate in India:

  1. Signing Digital Signature Certificate:

  2. Signing DSC is only used for digitally signing in the online documents. It contains the signature of the legal structure for the identity verification purpose. This signature is fully secured with the encrypted data. The most common use of this DSC is in pdf, government registrations, etc.

  3. Encryption Digital Signature Certificate:

  4. Encryption DSC is used for encryption of documents and details of certificate holders. It contains all the details like name, address and email of the user, country, certificate issued date and name of certifying authority, etc. It is generally used in tender portals where the digital signature certificate provides to encrypt the details and documents.
Note: We provide the combo digital signature certificate which can be used for both the purpose.

Classe of Digital Signature Certificate


There are three class available in Digital Signature Certificate which can be applied according to the needs:

Class 1 DSC: The class 1 certificate issued to the individual or private organisation

Class 2 DSC: The class 2 certificate is issued to the director or signature authorities of the company. It is also used in filing returns to ROC.

Class 3 DSC: The class 3 certificate is issued for online purposes such as bidding in e-auction, online business, online tenders, etc.

Benefits of Having a Digital Signature Certificate


There are lots of benefits of having a digital signature certificate but we highlighted some main points which you should know:

  1. DSC is fully safe and secured because it cannot easily be altered by anyone due to its encryption.

  2. It reduces the costs and saves time because it's available in digital format.

  3. Companies having DSC get more trust than non having companies.

  4. Documents can be identified that it is fake or genuine.

  5. Digital Signature certificate is important for e-filing.

How to Apply for Digital Signature Certificate Online?


You can easily apply for a DSC from our online portal. Just follow the below mentioned procedure:

Step 1: Visit for a digital signature certificate online.

Step 2: Choose the preferences according to you and fill all the details in the form.

Step 3: Make online payment for your DSC application.

Step 4: One of our executives will proceed with your application for a certificate.

Step 5: You will get your digital signature certificate in your registered email address within a few working days.

Note: DSC comes with 1-2 year validity. After the certificate expires you need to renew your digital signature certificate.

Documents Required For Digital Signature Certificate


For Individuals:

  1. Latest passport size photo.

  2. Identity proof ( Aadhaar card, voter ID card, etc).

  3. Address proof (Aadhaar card, voter ID card, driving licence, electricity and water bills, etc).

For Indian Organisations:

Digital Signature Documents

Why choose our services?


Digital signatures play an important role in this digital era, where almost all documentation has become digital. It is also recommended that your digital signatures be kept safe and stable, as theft of these digital signatures can result in huge losses.

We are iso certified private consultant company providing services for Digital signature Certificate for more than 10 years. We have seen that the government registration procedure is very tough for the new users so we help them in registering and save their time and effort.

If you have any queries regarding DSC then feel free to contact us at e-registration.co.in and we will reply to you shortly.
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