Digital Signature Certificate is online identity of any
individual person or authorized individual person to sign any documents online.
In India, Digital Signature Certificate is mandatory to use in some departments
like Income Tax Department, ROC/MCA, Provident Fund, e-Tendering, e-Ticketing,
Trademark and Patent e-filing, DGFT, e-Procurement, e-bidding , e-Auction and
many more. Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3, these are the Classes of Digital
Signature Certificate (DSC).
Class 1 is lowest level of DSC which is lesser secured.
Class 2 DSC is safer than Class 1 DSC and in India. It is mainly used in
e-filing of ITR, e-Filing of Tax Audit Reports, EPF, Form 16/16A Signing, ROC,
MCA, e-Mail Signing, Document Signing. Class 3 is the highest type of DSC which
is basically used for e-Tendering, IRCTC e-Ticketing, and Trademark e-filing.
Digital Signature Certificates can be issued in two versions signing ONLY and
Signing & Encryption (Combo). DSC can be issued for two validity i.e. 1
Years and 2 Years. There are mainly three Certifying Authority who provides
DSC, these are NCode Solutions, e-Mudhra Consumer Ltd and Sify.
Technically, Digital Signature is issued on SHA-256
Algorithm with 2048 Bits Length. Recently, CCA mandate to use USB Tokens to
download the DSC for security reasons. In coming days, Class 3 Digital
Signature is going to implement in Net Banking. Importers Exporters also use
DSC to communicate with DGFT Website to apply advance license and other tasks.
DGFT DSC falls in either Class 2 or Class 3 Category depending on Certifying
Authority. “OSMO IT Solutions” is a Licensed Registration Authority to provide
Digital Signature Certificate in India.
OSMO IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. provide digital signature
certificate at lowest prices with post sale support. OSMO IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
is registered under Sify. Digital Signature Certificate can be issued to an
Individual Person or Authorized Individual person. An Authorized Individual
Person shall be required an Authorization Letter from Organization to take DSC
on behalf of Company. In Class 2B, Class 3 and DGFT, Applicant needs to present
himself at RA officer for In-Person Verification. In Class 2, there are two categories
Class 2A and Class 2B. As well as in Class 3 also, Class 3A and Class3B two
types of DSC are there.
