Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (that is an electronic format) of physical or paper certificates. Few examples of physical certificates are Drivers' Licenses, Passports, or Membership Cards. Certificates serve as proof of identity of an individual for a certain purpose; for instance, a Driver's License identifies someone who can legally drive in a particular country. Likewise, a Digital Certificate can be presented electronically to prove one’s identity, to access information or services on the Internet, or to sign certain documents digitally.

You can get your DSC from Legalmeet™. We are authorized providers for DSC, and are partnered with eMudhra, licensed CAs to get your DSC at an unbeatable price without any hassles. We require only your basic documents and verify your details against the PAN card registered on the Income Tax Portal.

In India, a registered individual can use the Class 3 DSC for any MCA & ROC compliances such as signing documents digitally, e-mailing, Company Incorporation, Business License Registration, Tax Filing, etendering, and any other trade related substances.

Usually, it takes 3-4 days for processing the DSC application after which it is couriered to you.

No, you need not be present as the Legalmeet™ Digital Signature Certificate process is completely done online. However, for Class-3 DSC, sometimes, you may have to be present physically which will be informed to you before the verification process

The Digital Signature can be utilized for the following:
To send and receive digitally signed and encrypted emails.
To carry out secure web-based transactions, or to identify other participants of web-based transactions.
For signing documents like MS-Word, MS-Excel, and PDFs.
Incorporating a paperless workplace.
In e-Tendering, e-Procurement, MCA (for Registrar of Companies e-filing), Taxation Filing, and in other prominent purposes.

No. Digital Signature is not available in Soft Copy format. The Competition Commission of India, CCI has officially discontinued the download of DSC in .pfx format. So, the Digital Signature can now be downloaded only to a Cryptographic Device.

Definitely. A person can have two Digital Signatures; say one for official use and another one for personal use.

USB e-Token is a storage device where the Digital Signature can be stored. E-Token is password-protected so that Digital Signature is never lost or tampered with even when a computer is formatted.

Yes. Subsequent to the enactment of the Information Technology Act, 2000, Digital Signature Certificates are legally valid in India. Digital Signature Certificates are issued by licensed Certifying Authorities under the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India as per the Information Technology Act.

A digital signature is an electronic method of signing an electronic document whereas a Digital Signature Certificate is a computerbased record that
• Identifies the Certifying Authority issuing it.
• Has the name and other details that can identify the subscriber.
• Contains the subscriber's public key.
• Is digitally signed by the Certifying Authority issuing it.
• Is valid for either one year or two years.

No, you cannot. A Digital Signature Certificate can comprise only one email address.

A Certifying Authority is a trusted agency whose central responsibility is to issue, revoke, renew, and provide directories for Digital Signature Certificates. According to Section 24 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, "Certifying Authority" means a person who has been granted a license to issue Digital Signature Certificates. We are an authorized partner of eMudhra.