Alankit, through its subsidiary company - Verasys Technologies, is offering Digital Signature Certificate services. It has successfully received the DSC license and is now a Certified Authority (CA) by the CCA (Control of Certifying Authority). The company is now authorized to create Digital Signature Certificates. There are 3 types of a Digital Signature Certificate namely Class-1, Class-2 and Class-3 each with different level of security. It contains user’s name, country, email-id, date of issuance of certificate and name of the certifying authority.
Alankit issues digital signatures based on Aadhaar e-KYC, making the whole procedure of obtaining a DSC fast and paperless. The company has a committed team of experts, who understand this domain, government rules and regulations and the specific needs of business, thus facilitating the digital signature application and related procedures. As a result, they can professionally provide the best-in-class eSign or electronic signature related services i.e. DSC.
About Digital Signature Certificate
The DSC authenticates one’s identity electronically which means it can be presented electronically to prove one’s identity. It is in the best interest of the businesses and individuals to apply for digital signature as it provides you high level of security and ensures privacy of the information for your online transactions exchanged by using a Digital Signature.
As India is rapidly transforming itself as ‘Digital India’, there will be huge demand for digital signatures and electronic signatures in the next few years. It will be very useful for carrying out secure web-based transactions, in eTendering, eProcurement, for Income Tax filing, for signing documents like MS Word, MS Excel and PDFs.
About the types of DSC
As an applicant, before you proceed towards dsc registration, it is important to know about the types of DSCs. The Certifying Authority issues DSCs that fall into the following three categories:
Class-1 certificate: Once the applicant fills the digital signature certificate subscription form and completes the required procedures, the authority issues Class-1 certificate for both business personnel and private individuals. The information such as name and e-mail address, reflected in these certificates confirms that the application given by the subscriber matches with the information in authentic consumer databases.
Class-2 certificate: This class of DSC is issued for business personnel and private individuals and confirms that the information given is authentic which does not conflict with those given in other consumer databases. The Class-2 certificate becomes useful in a set-up where risks and consequences of data compromise are moderate. That is, where transactions have substantial monetary value or risk of fraud, or when the likelihood of malicious access is substantial.
Class-3 certificate: The DSCs belonging to class-3 are considered as high assurance certificates and are majorly intended for e-commerce applications. Such applications are issued only after the subscriber physically appears before the authority, thereby safeguarding against any fraud. The certificate will be issued to individuals as well as organizations. These certificates can be downloaded in an HSM, that is, a hardware security module.
Alankit makes DSC registration easy
A DSC contains important information such as the user’s name, email address, pin code, country, date of issuance of certificate and the name of the certifying authority. The subscriber must make the relevant choice when selecting the digital signature certificate form by duly filling in the details. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs lays down a step-by-step process for the registration of the digital signature certificate. A set of detailed registration instructions makes it easy for applicants to register online. Different set of instructions are provided for director, manager, secretary and practicing professionals who seek registration of the DSC.
As per the information given on the official portal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), the role check is performed only after the signatories have registered their Digital signature certificates (DSC) with MCA. When the role check is completed, the system would conduct the verification to check if the dsc signature on the e-form filed, is of signatory of the company.
Catering to organizations in government and corporate sector with its specialized enterprise solutions, Alankit Limited is one of the trusted digital signature certificate providers and promises services which are quick and cost-effective. The company offers online electronic signature service that could be conveniently linked with the service delivery applications, through an API, in order to enable a user digitally sign a document for various authentication and approval purposes.
Applicants will find the digital signature price quite nominal and the entire process of attaining the certificate free of hassles. The system offers vSign, eSign and enterprise solutions. Subscribers can avail the service by furnishing documents related to Aadhaar authenticated eKYC. Not just for individuals, the service proves to be extremely beneficial for Small And Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
Alankit also facilitates integration with all the existing services of the company such as Aadhaar,GST services,PAN, ITR/Tax filing and TIN. Businesses, who strive to keep pace with the changing times, must avail the DSC services by Alankit to not just save time and expenditure but also to stay ahead of their competition by adopting the latest trends.