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What is a Digital Signature Certificate

A digital signature certificate (DSC) is a secure digital key issued by recognised Certifying Authorities (CAs) to validate the identity of the certificate holder. It contains an individual’s name, digital signature, date of issuance of the certificate and date of expiry, and the name of the CA.
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Digital Signature Certificate

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A digital signature certificate (DSC) is a secure digital key issued by recognised Certifying Authorities (CAs) to validate the identity of the certificate holder. It contains an individual’s name, digital signature, date of issuance of the certificate and date of expiry, and the name of the CA.
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Indian Individuals looking to obtain DSC must submit

  • * ID proof: Passport/Driving license or any Photo Identity issued by the Govt
  • * PAN card
  • * Address proof: Aadhaar card/Voter ID/Driving license/Registration Certificate
  • * Attesting Officer proof

Benefits of a Digital Signature Certificate

At SMITH TAX, our professionals will help you get your DSC in just three simple steps:
Step 1: Collect basic details

We will collect basic details like Name, Gender, Address, Nationality, Country, Email Id, Mobile number, and the usage type of DSC you are applying for. It could be for company incorporation, MCA e-filing, IT filing, GST filing, Foreign trade, e-Tenders or personal use. Accordingly, we will guide you in selecting the right class.

Step 2: Submission of supporting documents

All the necessary documents like PAN card, address proof, passport, etc. with relevant attestation will be collected.

Step 3: Documents Validation

Once the payment is made and the information is verified against the PAN card as in the Income Tax portal, we will validate your documents in two ways:

Video recording:

You will receive a video link to your registered mobile number and email address, where you need to record your personal information like name, DOB, etc. and send it to us.

SMS:

You will then receive an SMS with the DSC application ID and a mobile number to which you need to reply with your DSC application ID, name, mobile number and email ID.

Types of Digital Signature Certificate

  • Class 1
  • Class 2
  • Class 3
  • Class 1 certificate is issued to both businesses and individuals, or private subscribers, to confirm the user’s name and email id as mentioned in the consumer database. This is just a basic assurance and is usually not considered to be of major significance.
  • Scanned copy of PAN Card or Passport (Foreign Nationals & NRIs)
  • Scanned copy of Voter’s ID/Passport/Driver’s License
  • Scanned copy of the latest bank statement/telephone or mobile bill/electricity or gas bill
  • Scanned passport-sized photograph specimen signature (blank document with signature [directors only])
  • For the foreign nationals, an apostilled or notarized copy of the passport has to be submitted mandatorily. All documents submitted should be valid.
  • The residence proof documents like the bank statement or the electricity bill must be less than 2 months old.
  • For online company registration in India, the company must have a registered office in India. To prove admittance to the registered office, a recent copy of an electricity bill or the property tax receipt or water bill must be submitted
  • Scanned copy of the latest bank statement/telephone or mobile bill/electricity or gas bill
  • Scanned copy of Notarized rental agreement in English
  • Scanned copy of No-objection certificate from the property owner
  • Scanned copy of sale deed/property deed in English (in case of owned property)
  • Note: Your registered office need not be a commercial space; it can be your residence too.

How DSCs Work

A DSC is created based on the PKI mechanism where two keys - a public key and private key are generated. The private key is kept by the signer and the public key is required by the receiver to decrypt the information regarding the identity of the user during information exchange.
  • • The user can store the private key on a computer or hard disk as a token and access it with his/her respective password issued.During the transfer of information, both the keys are used by the browser and the server to encrypt and decrypt information, to authorize the identity of the user.
  • • The public key is disseminated with the encrypted information. The authentication process fails even if one of the keys does not match.