A digital signature authenticates electronic documents in a similar manner a handwritten signature authenticates printed documents. This signature cannot be forged and it asserts that a named person wrote or otherwise agreed to the document to which the signature is attached. These days, filing of income tax returns, annual returns and other various returns have been made compulsory to be digitally signed with the help of digital signatures. Apart from the said uses, various e-tenders also required to be digitally signed with the help of Digital signatures.
The different types of Digital Signature Certificates are:
Class 2: Here, the identity of a person is verified against a trusted, pre-verified database.
Class 3: This is the highest level where the person needs to present himself or herself in front of a Registration Authority (RA) and prove his/ her identity.
Collecting all the relevant documents and information.
Filing of the documents with the issuing authority.
Verification of genuineness of the person through mail and text message.
Obtaining the digital signature token from the issuing authority.
– It is an alternate to a physical signature which authenticates electronic documents in a similar manner a handwritten signature authenticates printed documents.
– A Digital Signature Certificate has a validity of one or two years.
– Class 2: Here, the identity of a person is verified against a trusted, pre-verified database. Class 3: This is the highest level where the person needs to present himself or herself in front of a Registration Authority (RA) and prove his/ her identity.
– Issuance of DSC usually takes 2-3 business days.