Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) is the electronic format of physical or paper certificate like a Aadhaar Card, Voter Id, driving License and passport etc. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for example, a Passport/aadhaar identifies someone as a citizen of that country; who can legally travel to any country. Likewise, a Digital Signature Certificate can be presented electronically to prove your identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally.
Class 3 Individual Digital Signature Certificate is required for Income Tax filing, ROC and MCA filing, GST, ESI, PF, Trade Mark and IE-Code, etc.... Class 3 Individual Digital Signature Certificate can be issued for 2 years or 3 years. After the valid period, user need to renew class 3 Individual digital signature certificates. Class 3 Digital Signature certificate can be issued to individual / organization.
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 2 years or 3 years. After the valid period, user need to renew class 3 digital signature certificates.
DGFT Digital Signature Certificate is required for DGFT website to communicate. DGFT Digital Signature is valid for or 2 years. User can save time and money by using DGFT Digital Signature Certificate.