44 Important "Digital Signature Certificate” Questions and its Answers

If you are from Karnataka, please do the following. 1) After raising application, RD number will be generated. After generating RD number, you have to do e-sign. E-sign is mandatory. Select Failed Transaction->…

Both eSign online Electronic Signature Service provider and Application Service Providers are responsible for archival of their data and application logs. The eSign online Electronic Signature service…

Yes, Usage will be dependent on the domain requirements. The Application Service Provider(ASP) can use biometric or OTP based authentication for different class of Digital Signature Certificates(DSCs).…

Revocation of certificate is not necessary as the certificate validity is 30 minutes and private key is deleted immediately after signature creation.

The Digital Signature Certificate used to verify the signature will be valid for 30 minutes and the private key will be immediately deleted after signing. This eliminates any misuse of the certificate…

Application Service Provider (ASP) should be Service Integrator of eSign online Electronic Signature Service for one or more CAs. Integrate eSign API in the application of ASP. Audit, as per the guidelines…

Application Service Providers can do a price discovery and get the best offer from any of the providers. Depending on the volume and usage, pricing may vary. With large scale adoption and multi-provider…

At present following providers offer this service. In future, more providers may be added. Please check eSign website for updated information. 1. e-Mudhra CA. 2. (n)Code Solutions CA. 3. CDAC CA.…

eSign Service Providers offer the eSign Online Electronic Signature Service. Application Service Providers (ASP) and individuals availing service of ASP are the beneficiaries. eSign Online Electronic…

Upon the Biometric or OTP authentication of the individual with the already verified information kept in the database of e-KYC (Know Your Customer)provider, key pairs are generated and public key along…

An individual can obtain Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)from the existing DSC issuance framework and can be used to digitally sign the electronic content of choice subject to the acceptability of…

Based on the verification of identity of individuals and storage of key pairs, three classes of certificates are issued in the traditional way of obtaining Digital Signatures Certificates from a Certifying…

Individuals can use Digital Locker website to store the electronic copy of their identities/Certificates/etc at a central location. The electronic documents placed in the repository of Digital…

In the application implementation, an individual is identified using a code or number instead of name. For example in the case of income TAX e-filing, the person is identified by a PAN number. It is a…

Yes, the following are the options. ASP level logon/Password authentication: Though e-KYC OTP option is relevant to environments where the risks and consequences of data compromise are low and they are…

eSign Application Programme Interface (APIs) are designed to interact with one or more eSign Online Electronic Signature Service providers. If application provider desires to interact with only one Esign…

The communication between Application Service Provider and eSign- Online Electronic Signature Service is operated in accordance with eSign Application Parogramme Interface (API) Specifications.

The user should have e-KYC identification Number. For OTP based authentication, the mobile number should be registered with  Esign Service Provider (ESP) Database.

The Application Service Provider (ASP) can apply to eSign Service Provider for integrating eSign- Online Electronic Signature Service in their application as mentioned in the On-Boarding Guidelines. The…

The agency who intent to integrate eSign service should either be: A Central/ State Government Ministry / Department or an undertaking owned and managed by Central / State Government, or An Authority…

eSign Online Electronic Signature Service is offered by CAs.

Yes. The Electronic Signatures facilitated through eSign Online Electronic Signature Service are legally valid. The eSign signature framework is operated under the provisions of Second Schedule of the…

Yes. Document content that is being signed is not sent in the clear to eSign service provider. The privacy of signer's information is protected by sending only the one-way hash of the document to eSign…

In the traditional Digital Signature System, an individual is responsible for applying for a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) to CA, key pair generation and safe custody of keys. The Certifying Authorities…

No. The existing method of obtaining Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)by submission of a paper application form to a Certifying Authority, key pair generation by applicant Certification of public key…

eSign Online electronic signature service, offers applications a mechanism to replace manual paper based signatures by integrating this service within their applications. An eSign user can electronically…

Personal digital signature certificate requires person’s identity verification and issuance of USB dongle to store private key. The access to private key is secured with a password/pin. Current…

eSign online Electronic Signature Service can be effectively used in scenarios where signed documents are required to be submitted to service providers – Government, Public or Private sector. The…

An Application Service Provider (ASP) can integrate eSign online electronic signature service so that the users of that ASP will be able to use eSign. A physical paper form/document which is currently…

E-Sign Electronic Signature Service is an innovative initiative for allowing easy, efficient, and secure signing of electronic documents by authenticating signer using e-(KYC) Know Your Customer services.…

Follow the below steps to validate the digital signature in E-Aadhaar. Right-click on the validity unknown icon and click on the Validate Signature option. You will get the signature validation status…

The certificate contains information about the user’s identity (name, pin code, country, email address, the date the certificate was issued and the name of the certifying authority). A Digital Signature…

A person can have two digital signatures.

Class 0 Certificate: This certificate shall be issued only for demonstration/ test purposes.Class 1 Certificate: Class 1 certificates shall be issued to individuals/private subscribers. These certificates…

DSC of Class 2 and Class 3 category issued by a licensed Certifying Authority (CA) needs to be obtained for e-filing on the MCA Portal. 

Class 3 DGFT Digital Signature Certificate is required for DGFT website to communicate. DGFT Digital Signature is valid for 1 years or 2 years. User can save time and money by using DGFT Digital Signature…

Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate is required for Income Tax filing, ROC and MCA filing. Class 2 Digital Signature Certificate can be issued for 1 year or 2 years. After the valid period , user need…

Class 3 Company / Organization User certificate is required for e-Tendering, e-Procurement , Trademark / Patent filing. Class 3 is the highest type of Digital Signature Certificate. it can be issued for…

Legally valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Certificates are issued only through a Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA), Govt. of India, licensed Registration Authorities (RA). Few of them…

One can approach any one of the Licensed Certifying Authority (CA) for getting a Digital Signature Certificate. The list of Licensed CAs is available at http://www.cca.gov.in/cca/?q=licensed_ca.html.…

List of Documents Required for Class 2 Digital Signature : Signed Digital Signature (DSC) ApplicationsCopy of PAN Card Copy of Aadhaar Card Passport size Photograph   List of Documents Required for…